torture1/ˋtɔrtʃɚ; ˈtɔːtʃə/v [T] to hurt someone deliberately in order to force them to give you information, to punish them, or to be cruel〔为了获取情报或惩罚而〕拷打﹐拷问﹐对…施以酷刑: Resistance leaders were tortured to death in prison. 抵抗组织的领导人在狱中被折磨致死。 —torturer n [C]
torture2n [C,U] 1 when someone is tortured 拷打﹐拷问﹔酷刑: the torture of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的拷打under torture He confessed under torture. 他在严刑拷打下招认了。2 severe physical or mental suffering〔身心所受的〕折磨﹐煎熬