torture + object
The dictator tortured his political opponents.
独裁者折磨他的政治对手。
折磨；拷打；拷问
故意对某人施加剧烈痛苦或折磨,通常为了逼供或惩罚。；曲解；使弯曲
to cause someone severe physical or mental pain, especially to force them to say something or to punish them
故意对某人施加剧烈痛苦或折磨,通常为了逼供或惩罚。
To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.
一般现在时
The dictator often tortures political prisoners.
这个独裁者经常折磨政治犯。
一般过去时
They tortured him for information.
他们折磨他以获取情报。
现在进行时
The interrogator is torturing the suspect right now.
审讯者正在折磨嫌疑人。
The detective tortured the suspect during the interrogation.
侦探在审讯期间拷打了嫌疑人。
用法提示：torture 作及物动词，表示故意对某人施以酷刑或折磨。
The prisoner was tortured until he gave up the name of his contact.
这个囚犯被拷打，直到他说出了联系人的名字。
用法提示：torture 用被动语态 be tortured，表示被施以酷刑。
Torturing innocent people is forbidden by international law.
折磨无辜的人是国际法所禁止的。
用法提示：torture 的动名词形式作主语，表示折磨这一行为。
The dictator tortured his political opponents.
独裁者折磨他的政治对手。
They tortured the prisoner with electric shocks.
他们用电击折磨囚犯。
The interrogators tortured the suspect into confessing.
审讯者拷打嫌疑人使其招供。
Many prisoners were tortured to death in the war.
许多战俘被折磨致死。
通常指持续的精神或肉体折磨，语气较强
强调极度的痛苦，常指内心挣扎
侧重系统性的不公正对待，含贬义
常指疾病或不幸带来的痛苦，较正式
强调剧烈、抽搐般的疼痛，常用于"racked by"
grammar · medium
易错句子He tortured on the prisoner.
正确表达He tortured the prisoner.
torture是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词'on'。中文学习者容易受'折磨某人'的中文表达影响而误加介词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was torture by the pain.
正确表达She was tortured by the pain.
被动语态中应用过去分词'tortured'，而非名词'torture'。中文中'折磨'的名词动词同形，导致误用。
torture 常指肉体上的酷刑或极度痛苦，而 torment 更侧重精神上的长期折磨或困扰。
拷打某人；折磨某人
The dictator's secret police tortured anyone suspected of dissent.
独裁者的秘密警察拷打任何有异议嫌疑的人。
拷打致死
The victim was brutally tortured to death.
受害者被残忍地拷打致死。
拷打逼供
They tortured the suspect into confessing to the crime.
他们拷打嫌疑人，逼他承认罪行。
用某物折磨某人
The interrogators tortured him with electric shocks.
审讯者用电击折磨他。
被折磨；被拷打
Many prisoners were tortured during the war.
战争期间许多囚犯受到拷打。
root
suffix
身体或精神上的痛苦，常与折磨相关
作为折磨的结果或手段
折磨常用于逼供
折磨导致的持续痛苦
折磨行为的性质
精神折磨
The constant criticism was pure mental torture.
不断的批评纯粹是精神折磨。
刑架（比喻极度痛苦的环境）
He felt like he was on the torture rack waiting for the test results.
等待考试结果时，他感觉自己像在受刑架上的酷刑。
刑讯室（比喻极不舒服的地方）
The dentist's office felt like a torture chamber.
牙科诊所感觉像个刑讯室。
酷刑！我会告诉您一切！求您了！
The interrogator threatened to torture the prisoner.
审讯者威胁要折磨囚犯。
折磨，折磨，折磨，你会让我崩溃。
Constant nagging can feel like emotional torture.
不断的唠叨感觉像情感折磨。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.