mortify

释义

vt.使受辱; 伤害（人的感情）; 克制; 抑制（肉体、情感等）vi.（指肌肤）变成坏疽

词态变化

第三人称单数 :   mortifies ; 过去式 :   mortified ; 过去分词 :   mortified ; 现在分词 :   mortifying ; 名词 :   mortification ; 形容词 :   mortifying ;

实用场景例句

The family was profoundly mortified by Jane's choice to leave her spouse.

简离开配偶的选择让家人深感羞耻。

金山词霸

She was mortified to discover they had seen all her private messages.

她发现他们看到了她所有的私信，感到羞愧难当。

金山词霸

How embarrassing to be mortified by such a simple mistake!

犯这么简单的错误多丢脸啊！

金山词霸

The first Sunday , in particular , their behaviours served to mortify me.

到了这里第一个星期, 她们的行为几乎把我气死.

辞典例句

To cause to feel chagrin ; mortify or discomfit.

使懊恼,使受屈辱,使窘迫.

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英英释义

Verb

1. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

2. hold within limits and control;

"subdue one's appetites"

"mortify the flesh"

3. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of;

"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

4. undergo necrosis;

"the tissue around the wound necrosed"