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torment

ˈtɔːment noun

1 severe mental or physical suffering 〔精神或肉体上的〕折磨，痛苦 U

She lay awake all night in torment.

她一晚上都醒着，在痛苦中煎熬。

2 someone or something that makes you suffer a lot 使人痛苦的人（物） C

The journey must have been a torment for them.

旅途对他们来说一定十分痛苦。

tɔːˈment verb

3 to make someone suffer a lot, especially mentally 〔尤指在精神上〕折磨，使痛苦; 使苦恼

Seth was tormented by feelings of guilt.

塞思备受负罪感的折磨。

4 to deliberately treat someone cruelly by annoying them or hurting them 骚扰，烦扰; 捉弄;

The older boys would torment him whenever they had the chance.

那些较大的男孩子一有机会就捉弄他。