to cause physical or mental pain, or trouble, to someone or something

中文解释

使肉体（或精神上）受巨大痛苦;折磨 Even at the end, when cancer racked his body, he was calm and cheerful. 即使在最后，当他的身体备受癌症病魔摧残的时候，他仍然镇定自若、乐观开朗。