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excruciate + sb
直接宾语为人，表示使某人痛苦。
The memory of his failure excruciates him.
失败的回忆折磨着他。
使苦恼；折磨
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使苦恼；折磨
to torment emotionally or mentally
The memory of his failure excruciates him.
失败的回忆折磨着他。
使(某人)遭受剧痛或精神折磨；折磨。
To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
excruciate
Base
原形
excruciates
3rd person
第三人称单数
excruciating
-ing
现在分词
excruciated
Past
过去式
excruciated
Past participle
过去分词
The pain excruciates him every night.
这种疼痛每天晚上都折磨他。
The interrogators excruciated the prisoner.
审讯者拷打了那名囚犯。
The memory of the accident still excruciates her every night.
那场事故的记忆仍然每晚折磨着她。
He was excruciated by guilt after breaking his promise.
他因为违背诺言而备受内疚折磨。
The long wait excruciated the anxious passengers.
漫长的等待让焦急的乘客十分痛苦。
直接宾语为人，表示使某人痛苦。
The memory of his failure excruciates him.
失败的回忆折磨着他。
用with引出折磨的方式或工具。
The interrogators excruciated the prisoner with electric shocks.
审讯者用电击折磨囚犯。
被动结构，强调承受折磨的主体。
He was excruciated by guilt after the accident.
事故后他因内疚而备受煎熬。
Not this
The constant pain excruciates.
Use this
The constant pain excruciates him.
excruciate 是及物动词，必须带宾语，不能独立使用。
Not this
He was excruciating by the headache.
Use this
He was excruciated by the headache.
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