音标：['tɒ:ment] ；柯林斯词典等级：2 级；

n. 使人痛苦的东西, 折磨者, 苦痛
vt. 使苦恼, 纠缠, 歪曲, 拷问

v. torment emotionally or mentally
v. treat cruelly

词型变化：过去分词 : tormented ; 现在分词 : tormenting ; 名词复数形式 : torments ; 过去式 : tormented ; 第三人称单数 : torments
考试类型：[六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]

词性分布：

动词56%

名词44%

torment的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词(n.)

He was in torment after the operation.手术后他非常痛苦。
That child is a torment to his parents.这孩子对他的父母是一种折磨。
He suffered a hideous torment when the enemy caught him.敌人抓到他后，他受到可怕的折磨。
What a little torment that child is!这孩子真烦人！

用作及物动词(vt.)

She torments everyone with silly questions.她用无聊的问题来烦扰大家。
Seth was tormented by feelings of guilt.内疚之感折磨着塞斯。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

Don't torment yourself.别自寻烦恼。
The little boy tormented his sister.这个小男孩想方设法烦扰他的妹妹。
The knowledge of his guilt tormented him.知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦。
This disease of mine will torment me for life.我这种病使我终生痛苦。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)

torment with (v.+prep.)

Tom torments everyone with silly questions.

汤姆老提些愚蠢幼稚的问题,所以大家都烦他。

He tormented himself with doubts about his ability.

他对自己的能力没有信心,这使他感到痛苦。

She tormented herself with suspicion, fear and jealousy.

她受到猜疑、恐惧和妒忌的折磨。

She was tormented with toothache.

她受牙痛的折磨。

He was tormented with stings of conscience.

他受到良心的谴责。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

torment barbarously野蛮地折磨
torment constantly长久地折磨
torment devilishly可恶地折磨
torment endlessly无限地折磨
torment fiendishly残忍地折磨
torment heartlessly无情地折磨

～+介词

torment by为…而苦
torment to折磨到…地步
torment with由于…受折磨

经典引文

Jeff..always had this torment going on inside him.
出自：G. Stein
I deserve all the torments hell can inflict.
出自：M. Das
Those nightmare doubts that..torment us.
出自：D. L. Sayers
Nothing could repel the tormenting flies that..hit one's face.
出自：O. Manning
History will not..solve the great questions which have tormented..every generation.
出自：Isaiah Berlin

【近义词】

distress不幸
tease揶揄者
plague瘟疫
harass使疲乏
trouble困难
pester纠缠
persecute迫害
bother烦扰
anguish苦闷
agony极度的痛苦
torture拷问
suffering痛苦
nuisance讨厌的人
bane祸害
pest害虫
annoy使恼怒
taunt辱骂
pain痛苦
agonize(使)极度痛苦...
irritate激怒
harrow耙
molest骚扰
heckle以麻梳梳理
badger獾
harry不断骚扰
worry撕咬
rack行李架
afflict使苦恼
inflame激怒
excruciate使苦恼
bedevilment着魔
harassment骚扰
dun讨债
rag破布
frustrate挫败
curse诅咒
badgering动词badger的现在进...
crucify钉在十字架上处死...
bedevil使痛苦
worrying令人担心的
misery痛苦
grief悲痛
sorrow悲伤

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