noun🔗Share抛石机，攻城器械。 A catapult or other kind of war-engine."The Roman siege relied heavily on torments that hurled massive stones at the city walls. "罗马人的围攻战很大程度上依赖于抛石机这类攻城器械，它们将巨大的石块投向城墙。militaryweaponmachinewarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share折磨，痛苦，煎熬。 Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture."The museum displayed the torments used during the medieval period, like the rack and thumbscrews. "这家博物馆展示了中世纪时期使用的刑具，例如用于折磨人的拉肢刑架和夹指螺丝。sufferinginhumanactionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share折磨，痛苦，煎熬 Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental."He was bitter from the torments of the divorce system."离婚诉讼的种种折磨让他痛苦不堪。sufferingmindsensationsoulemotionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share折磨，使痛苦。 To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)"The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off."那个孩子通过拔掉苍蝇的翅膀来折磨它们，使它们非常痛苦。sufferingemotionmindcharacteractioninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
