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
torments — third person singular of torment
使遭受严重痛苦(比烦扰更强烈但比折磨更弱)。;使苦恼;纠缠;歪曲;拷问
to cause severe suffering to someone or something
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.)
一般现在时
She torments her little brother every day.
她每天都折磨她的小弟弟。
一般过去时
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。
现在进行时
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。
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。
用法提示:用第三人称单数torments,表示精神上的持续折磨。
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。
用法提示:用被动语态be tormented by,强调被内疚情绪反复折磨。
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。
用法提示:用过去式tormented,表示身体疼痛造成的严重不适。
比 torment 程度更强,常指肉体酷刑;在文学或夸张表达中可与 torment 互换,日常口语中语气过重。
主语常是疾病、困境等抽象事物,常用于被动语态 be afflicted with;与 torment 相比更客观、不那么个人化。
强调反复、持续地侵扰,像瘟疫一样纠缠;语气比 torment 稍轻,常用于思想、疑虑、问题等。
强调被剧烈的痛苦所折磨,常见搭配 racked with/by pain;正式或文学语体,不可用于日常轻量打扰。
特指因种族、宗教、政治等因素对群体或个人进行系统性的欺压;与 torment 相比有明确的动机和持续性。
本词条取 torment 动词义“使痛苦;折磨”。comfort 侧重以言语或陪伴减轻悲伤,不用于指解除身体上的持续折磨。
本词条取 torment 动词义“使痛苦;折磨”。soothe 侧重缓和疼痛或紧张情绪,通常不强调对方曾遭受长期折磨。
本词条取 torment 动词义“使痛苦;折磨”。relieve 侧重解除或减轻痛苦、压力,不一定有安抚或慰藉的意味。
本词条取 torment 动词义“使痛苦;折磨”。delight 表示使某人非常愉快,与造成严重痛苦正相反。
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。
承受torment的人或对象。
用来比喻令人极度痛苦、难以摆脱的经历,与torment的感受相通。
施加torment的行为往往源于残忍或冷酷。
被torment后所陷入的痛苦状态。
面对torment时往往需要承受和忍耐。
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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