physical torture
collocation身体上的酷刑；肉体折磨
The prisoners were subjected to physical torture.
囚犯们遭受了身体上的酷刑。
酷刑；拷问
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酷刑；拷问
The act of deliberately inflicting severe pain, especially as punishment or to obtain information; also a method or device used for this.
Waiting for the test results was pure torture for the whole family.
等待测试结果对整个家庭来说简直是折磨。
尤指作为惩罚或逼供手段；复数形式可指拷打器械或方法。
施加剧烈痛苦,尤指审讯或惩罚手段；通常用复数形式指代造成这种痛苦的技巧、方法或装置。
The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish.
极度的精神痛苦
extreme mental distress
身心上的剧烈痛苦。
Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body.
难以忍受的身体疼痛
unbearable physical pain
The pain from his injured back was torture, and he could barely sleep.
他背部受伤的疼痛是一种折磨，他几乎无法入睡。
Listening to that boring lecture was one of the worst tortures I have ever experienced.
听那个无聊的讲座是我经历过最折磨人的事情之一。
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身体上的酷刑；肉体折磨
The prisoners were subjected to physical torture.
囚犯们遭受了身体上的酷刑。
精神折磨；心理折磨
The uncertainty was pure mental torture.
这种不确定性简直是一种精神折磨。
刑具
The museum displays medieval instruments of torture.
这座博物馆展出了中世纪的刑具。
刑讯室；拷问室
The soldiers discovered a hidden torture chamber.
士兵们发现了一个隐藏的刑讯室。
在酷刑下；在折磨下
He made a false confession under torture.
他在酷刑下作了虚假的招供。
使用酷刑
The regime was accused of using torture.
该政权被指控使用酷刑。
纯折磨；活受罪
Waiting for the test results was pure torture.
等待测试结果简直是活受罪。
精神折磨
Listening to their constant arguments was mental torture.
听他们没完没了地争吵真是精神折磨。
折磨人的地方
The waiting room was a torture chamber during the holidays.
假期里那个候诊室简直像个酷刑室。
地狱之火的折磨，也不及一个高尚灵魂在庸俗世界中所受的折磨。
Waiting for the exam results was absolute torture for the students.
等待考试结果对学生来说简直是折磨。
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记忆联想：torture 里的 tort 像 tore（撕裂），酷刑就是撕裂般的极度痛苦。
语域：mixed 常见场景：legal or news reporting、everyday speech (hyperbole) torture 作名词时，字面义（酷刑、拷打）通常出现在法律、新闻等较正式语境；口语中也常用作夸张说法，表示极其难受或痛苦的事情。实际语气需看搭配和语境。
通常不可数，但在指代具体折磨形式时可数
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