1、torture

拷打;拷問;虐待

French police are convinced that she was tortured and killed.

法國警方確信她是被拷打致死。

Three members of the group had been tortured to death

該團體中有三個人被拷打致死。

折磨;使痛苦;使苦惱

He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her.

他不愿與她爭辯，讓她更痛苦。

She tortured herself with fantasies of Bob and his new girlfriend.

她想象著鮑勃和他的新女友在一起的情形，心里備受煎熬。

折磨;痛苦;苦惱;引起痛苦(或苦惱)的事物

Waiting for the result was torture.

等待結果的過程是一種折磨。

The friction of the sheets against his skin was torture

被單摩擦著他的皮膚，簡直像是酷刑。

2、connection

關系;聯系

There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats.

沒有證據表明瘋牛病與最近確診的貓類腦病有關聯。

The police say he had no connection with the security forces.

警方說他與安全部隊沒有關系。

關于;與…有關

I am writing in connection with Michael Shower's letter.

關于邁克爾·肖爾的來信，現復信如下。

13 men have been questioned in connection with the murder.

有13名男子因謀殺案受到盤問。