Word
excruciate
/iksˈkruːʃieit/
verb
使苦恼；折磨
核心释义
to torment emotionally or mentally
- 1.
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.
施酷刑；拷问；使(某人)遭受剧痛或精神折磨；折磨。；施酷刑；拷问；使苦恼
用法In use
The memory of the accident still excruciates her every night.
用法提示：这里 excruciate 表示精神上的折磨，主语是‘记忆’。
He was excruciated by guilt after breaking his promise.
用法提示：被动形式 excruciated 表示被某种情感折磨。
The long wait excruciated the anxious passengers.
用法提示：此处 excruciated 作及物动词，表示使某人痛苦。
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。
excruciate + sb + with + sth
用with引出折磨的方式或工具。
The interrogators excruciated the prisoner with electric shocks.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- exacerbate
- 加剧，使恶化 · exacerbate 指加剧痛苦、问题或情况（使本已不好的变得更糟），而 excruciate 指直接施加极度的痛苦或折磨。
- excoriate
- 严厉批评，痛斥 · excoriate 指严厉批评或谴责某人，而 excruciate 指使遭受身体或精神上的痛苦折磨。
- exculpate
- 证明无罪，开脱 · exculpate 指证明某人无罪或免除责任，而 excruciate 指折磨或令其痛苦。
词族Word family
- excruciates
- third person singular
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