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单词 waterboard
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Definition of waterboard in English:

waterboard

verb ˈwɔːtəbɔːdˈwɔdərˌbɔrd
[with object]
  • Subject (someone) to the process of waterboarding.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He revealed no new information after being waterboarded, the article said.
    • Speaking after his release, he said he had been beaten with iron bars, given electric shocks and "waterboarded", and even now feared for his life.
    • The government says he even confessed but also admits he was waterboarded.
    • We've seen a number of reporters having themselves waterboarded so they can describe it.
nounˈwɔːtəbɔːdˈwɔdərˌbɔrd
  • The board or bench on to which a person is strapped during the process of waterboarding.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So when Blank offered me copies of his photos of a waterboard and of a painting depicting a waterboarding session, I quickly accepted.
    • These photos are important because most of us have never seen an actual, real-life waterboard.
    • In our limited experience, extensive use of the waterboard can introduce new risks.
    • He proposed using 10 such techniques "in some sort of escalating fashion, culminating with the waterboard, though not necessarily ending with this technique."
    • Incidentally, the waterboard in these photos wasn't merely one among many torture devices highlighted at the prison museum.

Definition of waterboard in US English:

waterboard

verbˈwɔdərˌbɔrdˈwôdərˌbôrd
[with object]
  • Subject (someone) to the process of waterboarding.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The government says he even confessed but also admits he was waterboarded.
    • He revealed no new information after being waterboarded, the article said.
    • Speaking after his release, he said he had been beaten with iron bars, given electric shocks and "waterboarded", and even now feared for his life.
    • We've seen a number of reporters having themselves waterboarded so they can describe it.
nounˈwɔdərˌbɔrdˈwôdərˌbôrd
  • The board or bench on to which a person is strapped during the process of waterboarding.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In our limited experience, extensive use of the waterboard can introduce new risks.
    • So when Blank offered me copies of his photos of a waterboard and of a painting depicting a waterboarding session, I quickly accepted.
    • He proposed using 10 such techniques "in some sort of escalating fashion, culminating with the waterboard, though not necessarily ending with this technique."
    • Incidentally, the waterboard in these photos wasn't merely one among many torture devices highlighted at the prison museum.
    • These photos are important because most of us have never seen an actual, real-life waterboard.
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