to torture
01
拷問する, 苦しめる
to inflict extreme mental pain, distress, or anxiety on someone
Transitive: to torture sb
例
The constant interrogation seemed to torture him mentally, breaking his spirit.
絶え間ない尋問は彼を精神的に苦しめ、彼の精神を打ち砕いたようだった。
02
拷問する
to violently hurt a person as a punishment or as a way of obtaining information from them
Transitive: to torture sb
例
The captors attempted to torture the prisoner into revealing classified information.
拉致犯は、囚人に機密情報を明かさせるために拷問を試みた。
Torture
例
The prisoner endured excruciating torture in an attempt to force a confession.
囚人は自白を強要するために耐え難い拷問に耐えた。
02
拷問, 苦痛
extreme pain or distress inflicted upon someone, often deliberately and cruelly
例
He found solace in music, using it as a way to escape the mental torture of his traumatic past.
彼は音楽に慰めを見出し、それをトラウマ的な過去の精神的拷問から逃れる手段として使った。
03
拷問、苦痛
an experience or situation that inflicts intense physical or mental pain or distress
例
The uncertainty of waiting for the job interview results was pure torture for him.
就職の面接結果を待つ不確実さは、彼にとって純粋な拷問だった。
04
拷問, 歪曲
the action of twisting or manipulating words, facts, or data so that they convey a meaning not intended
例
He accused the journalist of putting his statement through torture to make it controversial.
彼は、ジャーナリストが彼の発言を物議を醸すものにするために拷問にかけたと非難した。
語彙ツリー
tortuosity
tortuous
tortured
torture
