一、详细释义:
n.
痛苦,痛苦的根源,苦恼;折磨,刑罚
例句:
Love is a sweet torment.
爱情是甜蜜的折磨。
例句:
He was in torment after the operation.
手术后他非常痛苦。
v.
折磨,作弄,纠缠,使痛苦,使烦乱 [T]
例句:
She torments everyone with silly questions.
她用无聊的问题来烦扰大家。
例句:
Seth was tormented by feelings of guilt.
内疚之感折磨着塞斯。
二、词义辨析:
agony,anguish,torment,torture,grief,misery,distress,sorrow
这些名词均有“苦恼、痛苦”之意。agony侧重指精神或身体痛苦的剧烈程度。anguish指精神方面令人难以忍受的极度痛苦;用于身体时,多指局部或暂时的痛苦。torment强调烦恼或痛苦的长期性。torture语气比toment强,指在精神或肉体上受到的折磨所产生的痛苦。grief指由某种特殊处境或原因造成的强烈的感情上的苦恼与悲痛。misery着重痛苦的可悲状态,多含不幸、可怜或悲哀的意味。distress多指因思想上的压力紧张、恐惧、忧虑等所引起的精神上的痛苦,也可指某种灾难带来的痛苦。sorrow语气比grief弱,指因不幸、损失或失望等所产生的悲伤。
三、参考例句:
Love is a sweet torment.
爱情是甜蜜的折磨。
He was in torment after the operation.
手术后他非常痛苦。
Suffering from agonizing torment, he committed suicide.
因为经历着极度的痛苦,所以他自杀了。
He has never suffered the torment of rejection.
他从未经受过遭人拒绝的痛苦。
His shyness made public speaking a torment to him.
他很腼腆,当众讲话对他来说简直是受罪。
Suffering from agonizing torment, he committed a suicide.
因为经历着极度的痛苦,所以他自杀了。
I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
我指着神恳求你,不要叫我受苦。
Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endures his torment willingly.
爱情是甜蜜的虐政,情人心甘情愿地受它的折磨。
After years of turmoil and torment, she is finally at peace.
经历多年的动荡与痛苦后,她终于安心下来了。
There's no greater torment than waiting for the result of medical tests.
没有比等待医疗检验结果更折磨人的事了。