52歌赋>英语词典>mortify翻译和用法

mortify

英 [ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈmɔːrtɪfaɪ]

v.  使难堪; 使羞愧

过去分词:mortified 过去式:mortified 第三人称单数:mortifies 现在分词:mortifying 

GRE

BNC.21377 / COCA.18139

牛津词典

    verb

    • 使难堪;使羞愧
      to make sb feel very ashamed or embarrassed
      1. She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said.
        她意识到自己的每句话都被他听到了,直羞得无地自容。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 使丢面子;使窘迫;使羞愧
      If you say that somethingmortifiesyou, you mean that it offends or embarrasses you a great deal.
      1. Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband.
        简离开丈夫的做法使她的家庭蒙羞。

    英英释义

    verb

    • undergo necrosis
      1. the tissue around the wound necrosed
      Synonym:necrosegangrenesphacelate
    • cause to feel shame
      1. He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
      Synonym:humiliatechagrinhumbleabase
    • hold within limits and control
      1. subdue one's appetites
      2. mortify the flesh
      Synonym:subduecrucify
    • practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

      双语例句