酷刑

shǐ yòng kù xíng

使用酷刑

subject sb to torture

kù xíng bī wèn

酷刑逼问

extort a confession by cruel torture

céng yǒu shù qiān rén shòu guò lā zhī kù xíng

曾有数千人受过拉肢酷刑。

Thousands of people were tortured on the rack.

tā men gěi fàn rén shī kù xíng zhí zhì tā zhāo gòng wéi zhǐ

他们给犯人施酷刑，直至他招供为止。

They tortured the prisoner until he made a confession.