torture /ˈtɔ:tʃə/ I. n. ［u］ 拷打，拷问：use torture on sb. 对某人严刑拷打；put sb. to the torture 拷问某人；secret torture 秘密拷问；endure mental torture 忍受精神折磨；physical torture 肉体上的折磨 ‖II. vt. 拷问，拷打；折磨：torture sb. to death 拷打某人致死；be tortured with a disease受疾病的折磨 He is tortured with anxiety. 他为焦虑所苦。