他就这样不断地自省，其实只是在自我折磨，丝毫得不到自我净化。

He thus typified the constant introspection wherewith he tortured, but could not purify, himself.

youdao

我们希望你别支支吾吾了，停止你神经质的自我折磨吧，加入我们的聚会。

We want you to drop your trip, come out of your neurotic self-involvement, join the party.

youdao

为了赶进度，我把自己投入到一系列自我折磨中，包括喝很多咖啡、用打盹代替真正的睡眠。

To keep up the pace, I put myself through a series of self-imposed tortures that included overcaffeinating and taking catnaps in place of real sleep.

youdao