mortify

美 [ˈmɔːrtɪfaɪ]英 [ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ]
  • vt.使羞愧;使难堪

派生词: mortification n.;mortifying adj. 过去式: mortified 现在分词: mortifying 过去分词: mortified 第三人称单数: mortifies

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verb

【不规则形式】mortifies mortifying mortified mortified

usually passive使难堪;使羞愧
to make sb feel very ashamed or embarrassed

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。

humiliate

mortify

频次

  • 1
    VERB 使丢面子;使窘迫;使羞愧
    If you say that something mortifies you, you mean that it offends or embarrasses you a great deal.

    Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband.

    简离开丈夫的做法使她的家庭蒙羞。

verb

1
undergo necrosis
the tissue around the wound necrosed
Synonym: necrose gangrene sphacelate
2
cause to feel shame;hurt the pride of
He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
Synonym: humiliate chagrin humble abase
3
hold within limits and control
subdue one's appetites
mortify the flesh
Synonym: subdue crucify
4
practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

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shame