torture /'tɒ:tʃә/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) unbearable physical pain
- (n.) the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to…
- (v.) subject to torture
Chinese translation
- n. 拷问, 苦闷
- vt. 拷问, 曲解, 折磨, 使弯曲
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /'tɒ:tʃә/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.15 · Super Rare
Word forms
tortured, torturing, tortures
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