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mortify

[ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ] [ˈmɔrtɪfaɪ]
  • 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;
  • 相关单词 mortifying
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    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • 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.
      例句
      Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband. 简离开丈夫的做法使她的家庭蒙羞。
    英英词典释义
    • 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"