Learner's definition of TORTURE
[noncount]
1
: the act of causing severe physical pain as a form of punishment or as a way to force someone to do or say something拷问;拷打;酷刑 2
: something that causes mental or physical suffering : a very painful or unpleasant experience造成(精神或肉体上的)痛苦的事物;痛苦;折磨 2 torture /ˈtoɚtʃɚ/ verb
tortures; tortured; torturing
tortures; tortured; torturing
Learner's definition of TORTURE
[+ object]
1
: to cause (someone) to experience severe physical pain especially as a form of punishment or to force that person to do or say something拷打;拷问;刑讯 2
: to cause (someone) to feel very worried, unhappy, etc.折磨;使担忧;使烦恼 — torturer
/ˈtoɚtʃɚrɚ/ noun, plural torturers [count]