1、affect

影響;使改變

Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries.

尼古丁會對心臟及動脈功能造成損害。

More than seven million people have been affected by drought.

已有超過700萬的民眾受到旱災(zāi)的影響。

（感情上）打動，震動，使悲傷（或憐憫）

The divorce affected Jim deeply.

離婚對吉姆打擊很大。

Gregor loved his sister, and her loss clearly still affects him.

格雷戈?duì)枑鬯慕憬悖娜ナ里@然仍令他悲傷不已。

假裝；佯裝；裝出…的樣子

He listened to them, affecting an amused interest.

他裝作饒有興致地聽他們說話。

Ms. Redgrave affects a heavy Italian accent.

雷德格雷夫女士假裝帶有濃重的意大利口音。

2、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(tuán)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。