torture

1. V-T If someone is tortured, another person deliberately causes them terrible pain over a period of time, in order to punish them or to make them reveal information. 拷打; 拷问

Despite being tortured she proclaimed her innocence. 尽管受到拷打，她仍声称自己是清白的。

2. N-VAR Torture is also a noun. 拷打; 拷问

...alleged cases of torture and murder by the security forces. …安全部队涉嫌严刑拷打与谋杀的案子。

3. V-T To torture someone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety. (精神上) 折磨

He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her. 他不会通过和她争吵而进一步折磨她。