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be tormented by sth
tormented 作表语时，常用 by 引出引发痛苦的原因。
He was tormented by memories of the accident.
他被那次事故的记忆折磨着。
痛苦的；备受折磨的；焦虑不安的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
痛苦的；备受折磨的；焦虑不安的
Miserable or anguished, especially with anxiety or guilt.
He was tormented by memories of the accident.
他被那次事故的记忆折磨着。
痛苦的；苦恼的,尤指因焦虑或内疚。
Miserable or anguished, especially with anxiety or guilt.
He felt tormented by guilt after the argument.
争吵之后，他因内疚而备受折磨。
She lay awake, tormented by doubts about her decision.
她躺在床上睡不着，因对自己的决定心存疑虑而痛苦不安。
The tormented look in his eyes told us he needed help.
他眼中痛苦的神情告诉我们，他需要帮助。
tormented 作表语时，常用 by 引出引发痛苦的原因。
He was tormented by memories of the accident.
他被那次事故的记忆折磨着。
feel 为系动词，后接形容词 tormented，描述内心状态。
She felt tormented by her own doubts.
她因自己的疑虑而感到痛苦。
tormented 作定语时放在名词前，表示“备受折磨的”。
The painting shows the tormented artist in his studio.
这幅画描绘了画室里备受折磨的艺术家。
Not this
I was tormenting by the memory of my mistake.
Use this
I was tormented by the memory of my mistake.
这里是被动语态，表示‘被……折磨’，应用过去分词 tormented；tormenting 是现在分词，表示‘折磨人的’，不能用于被动结构。
Not this
She tormented about her decision.
Use this
She was tormented about her decision.
tormented 是形容词，作表语时必须与 be 动词连用。中文‘她苦恼’没有系动词，直译成英文会漏掉 was；加上 was 后句子才完整。
Not this
He is a tormented.
Use this
He is tormented.
tormented 是形容词，不能单独放在冠词 a 后面作名词。要么省略 a 直接用形容词作表语，要么在 a 后加名词，如 a tormented person。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
备受折磨的灵魂
The painting seems to be the work of a tormented soul.
这幅画似乎出自一个备受折磨的灵魂之手。
痛苦的表情
Her tormented expression made everyone in the room uneasy.
她痛苦的表情让房间里每个人都不安。
备受煎熬的内心
He tried to quiet his tormented mind with meditation.
他试图通过冥想让自己备受煎熬的内心平静下来。
被内疚折磨
She was tormented by guilt after the accident.
事故发生后，她一直被内疚折磨。
痛苦的过去
The novel tells the story of a man with a tormented past.
这部小说讲述了一个有着痛苦过去的男人的故事。
备受折磨的灵魂
The poet was a tormented soul, always searching for meaning in his pain.
这位诗人是一个备受折磨的灵魂，总在痛苦中寻找意义。
受内疚折磨
After the accident, he was tormented by guilt for years.
事故发生后，他多年来一直受内疚折磨。
受疑虑折磨
She was tormented by doubts about whether she had made the right choice.
她因怀疑自己是否做出了正确的选择而备受折磨。
我因渴望远方的事物而备受折磨。我热爱航行于禁海，踏上蛮荒的海岸。
In Moby-Dick, Ishmael feels tormented by a restless longing for faraway places.
在《白鲸》中，以实玛利因对远方躁动不安的渴望而备受折磨。
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torment 是'折磨'，加上 -ed 表示'被折磨的'；想象自己被困在荆棘中，刺痛又焦虑内疚。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学叙事、新闻报道 该词多用于书面语和文学叙事，描述因焦虑或内疚而痛苦不堪的状态；口语中通常较少使用。
以 '-ted' 结尾的词（如 excited, limited, repeated）与 tormented 有相同的末尾音节 /tɪd/，但因重音元音不同，不算严格押韵。commented 和 augmented 也有 '-mented' 拼写，但 augmented 的重音在 -ment- 上。注意：'tortured' 与 'tormented' 拼写相似，但发音完全不同：/ˈtɔːtʃərd/ 对照 /ˈtɔːmɛntɪd/。
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