1 the action of causing sb great pain either as a punishment or to make him/her say or do sth 折磨;拷打;刑讯:
His confession was extracted under torture.他是在严刑拷打下才招供的。
2 mental or physical suffering 精神或肉体上的折磨:
It's torture having to sit here and listen to him complaining for hours.坐在这里听他发几个小时牢骚真让人吃不消。
tortureverbMost of the prisoners were tortured into making a confession.大部份囚犯都是在严刑拷打下招供的。She was tortured by the thought that the accident was her fault.她认为意外是她造成的,这使她非常痛苦。 ➔torturernoun [C]