Outdoors, mosquitoes and midges were a perpetual torment.是什么意思？

Outdoors, mosquitoes and midges were a perpetual torment.

在户外，蚊子和蠓虫永远让人不得安生。

outdoors

adv. 在户外，向户外；n. 户外，露天，野外，世间；

例句
He is a keen outdoors man with a great interest in photography and walking.
他非常喜欢户外运动，酷爱摄影和徒步旅行。

mosquitoes

n. 蚊子( mosquito的名词复数 )；

例句
...carriers of disease such as mosquitoes and worms.
蚊子、蠕虫之类携带病毒的昆虫

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

midges

n. 蚊，侏儒( midge的名词复数 )；

例句
Outdoors, mosquitoes and midges were a perpetual torment.
在户外，蚊子和蠓虫永远让人不得安生。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

perpetual

adj. 永久的，不断的，无期限的，四季开花的；

例句
Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm...
似乎没有什么能让他那持久的热情消退。

torment

n. 折磨，痛苦，痛苦的根源，刑罚；vt.& vi. 使折磨，使痛苦，使烦乱，纠缠；

例句
...a self-help programme which can give lasting relief from the torment of hay fever.
可以持续缓解枯草热病痛的自助项目