1. Shylock is a tormented character but is also a tormenter, so whether he is to be viewed with disdain or sympathy is up to the reader. 因此，如何看待他，是蔑视还是同情，这取决于读者自己的观感。
2. The man was huffing and puffing and gasping so that I thought, if I continued to force him to run at that speed, ómy tormenter would drop dead right then and there[7]. 这位老兄已经有些气喘吁吁，上气不接下气了，弄得我还以为如果我继续迫使他以这样的速度奔跑，折磨我的这位老兄怕是当时就会一命呜呼在那儿了。
英英解释
n.
1. someone who torments
2. a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
