"tortured" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 被折磨的
• 痛苦不堪的

Definition

“Tortured” 用来形容某人或某物经历了严重的身体痛苦或极大的精神折磨。它也可以形容一种别扭、不自然或过于复杂的表达方式或推理。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在日常英语中，它常用来表示情感上的痛苦，不一定只指真正的肉体酷刑。常见搭配有 'a tortured soul'、'a tortured expression' 和 'tortured logic'。注意：这个词语气很强、很戏剧化，在随意场合中会显得比较重。

Examples

The prisoner looked tortured after many days without sleep.

那个囚犯很多天没睡后，看起来很**痛苦不堪**。

She gave me a tortured smile and said she was fine.

她给了我一个**痛苦的**微笑，说她没事。

His tortured voice made everyone quiet.

他那**痛苦的**声音让大家都安静了下来。

He always writes in this tortured style that sounds deeper than it really is.

他总是用这种**别扭的**文风写作，听起来比实际更深刻。

You can hear how tortured she feels in that interview.

你能从那次采访里听出她有多**痛苦**。

That explanation feels tortured—there's a much simpler answer.

那个解释太**牵强**了——其实有一个简单得多的答案。