The torture made him confess.是什么意思？

The torture made him confess.

严刑拷打使他招供了。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

torture

n. 拷问，折磨，痛苦，（精神上或肉体上的）折磨；vt. 使痛苦，使苦恼，使焦急，曲解；

例句
For many, the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.
对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。

made

adj. …制的，（人工）做成的，拼成的，虚构的，保证成功的；v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
Single people are treated as an aberration and made to pay a supplement.
独身者被当成异类，而且要付一笔额外的费用。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

confess

v. 供认，坦白，承认，悔过；

例句
Let us now confess our sins to Almighty God.
现在让我们向上帝忏悔我们的罪恶。