n.苦痛；拷问；折磨；烦恼

vt.使苦恼；折磨

He was in torment after the operation. 手术后他非常痛苦。

That child is a torment to his parents. 这孩子对他的父母是一种折磨。

He suffered a hideous torment when the enemy caught him. 敌人抓到他后，他受到可怕的折磨。

What a little torment that child is! 这孩子真烦人！

Seth was tormented by feelings of guilt. 内疚之感折磨着塞斯。

torment的基本意思是“折磨”“使痛苦”,指用令人烦恼的痛苦事或令人感到痛苦的人或事折磨某人,使其在肉体或精神上遭受长期持续的痛苦。

torment是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。

torment不接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。 他们折磨他致死。误:They torment him to die.正:They torment him to death.

torment还可用作名词,意思是“痛苦”,此时读音为 ［'tɔːment］ 。