be tormented by
collocation被……折磨；因……而痛苦
He was tormented by guilt after the accident.
事故过后，他被负罪感折磨着。
折磨；使痛苦；使备受煎熬
tormented — past of torment
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折磨；使痛苦；使备受煎熬
to cause severe suffering to someone or something
The memory of that terrible day still torments her at night.
那个可怕日子留下的记忆至今仍在夜里折磨着她。
使遭受严重痛苦(比烦扰更强烈但比折磨更弱)。
To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)
torment
Base
原形
torments
3rd person
第三人称单数
tormenting
-ing
现在分词
tormented
Past
过去式
tormented
Past participle
过去分词
She torments her little brother every day.
她每天都折磨她的小弟弟。
The bully tormented the new student during recess.
那个恶霸在课间休息时折磨新来的学生。
The loud noise from the construction site is tormenting the residents.
建筑工地的噪音正在折磨居民。
及物动词，意为使痛苦、折磨，规则变化。
He was tormented by guilt after saying those harsh words to his friend.
对朋友说了那些刻薄话后，他饱受内疚的折磨。
A throbbing headache tormented him throughout the meeting.
一阵阵跳动的头痛折磨了他整个会议期间。
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被……折磨；因……而痛苦
He was tormented by guilt after the accident.
事故过后，他被负罪感折磨着。
用……折磨自己
She torments herself with worries about the future.
她用对未来的担忧折磨自己。
折磨动物；虐待动物
It's cruel to torment a helpless animal.
折磨无依无靠的动物是残忍的。
折磨人的疼痛
The tormenting pain kept him awake all night.
折磨人的疼痛让他整夜无法入睡。
用问题折磨某人；追问不休
The reporters tormented the politician with questions.
记者们用问题缠着那位政治家。
你以为我见过上帝的面容、尝过天国永恒的欢乐，在被剥夺永福之际，岂非正受着万千地狱的折磨吗？
In Christopher Marlowe's play Doctor Faustus, the demon Mephistophilis says that he is tormented by being deprived of heaven, and that hell is a state of mind rather than a place.
在克里斯托弗·马洛的戏剧《浮士德博士》中，魔鬼梅菲斯托菲勒斯说，他因失去天堂而备受折磨，并说地狱不是地方，而是心境。
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把 torment 看成 torn + ment：像被撕裂（torn）一样难受，就是折磨。
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学作品或严肃报道、日常谈话中描述痛苦或纠缠 torment 作动词时表示使遭受巨大痛苦或折磨，语气通常较强；多用于严肃语境，日常口语中也会出现，但应注意程度，避免在轻微场合显得夸张。
这些词都以 -ment 结尾，拼写相似。moment、payment、government、argument、statement 中的 -ment 弱读为 /mənt/，与 torment 的 /mɛnt/ 不同；lament 重读第二音节，读 /ləˈmɛnt/，其 /mɛnt/ 与 torment 的结尾 /mɛnt/ 相同，但所给的 torment 读音 /ˈtɔrˌmɛnt/ 重音在第一音节，因此它们并不完全押韵。
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