Word · Frequency #21641
Fully loadedtormented
痛苦的；备受折磨的；焦虑不安的
Miserable or anguished, especially with anxiety or guilt.
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Miserable or anguished, especially with anxiety or guilt.
痛苦的；苦恼的,尤指因焦虑或内疚。
痛苦的；苦恼的,尤指因焦虑或内疚。；饱受折磨的
In use
He felt tormented by guilt after the argument.
She lay awake, tormented by doubts about her decision.
The tormented look in his eyes told us he needed help.
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。
feel tormented
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。
a tormented [noun]
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.
Connections
Collocations
- tormented soul
- 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。
- tormented expression
- 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。
- tormented mind
- 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。
- tormented by guilt
- 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。
- tormented past
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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