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

  1. 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

  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.
    1. Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband.
      简离开丈夫的做法使她的家庭蒙羞。

双语例句

  1. Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband.
    简离开丈夫的做法使她的家庭蒙羞。
  2. Vanity, it may be, chose to mortify itself, by putting on, for ceremonials of pomp and state, the garments that had been wrought by her sinful hands.
    一些人可能是为了抑制自己的虚荣心,才在一些堂皇庄重的场合专门穿戴由她那双有罪的手缝制的服装。
  3. You would not wish to disappoint and mortify the Coles, I am sure, sir;
    我敢说,先生,你是不想叫科尔夫妇扫兴、丢面子的。
  4. And now I've told you a story that would so mortify her.
    我给你了讲个让她很羞的事情。
  5. Meanwhile, it can make tumor vascular degrade and mortify, and further block nutrient source of tissues, causing cell apoptosis.
    同时能使肿瘤血管变性坏死,阻断组织营养源促使细胞凋亡。
  6. Learn to mortify your intelligence.
    学着抑制你的智慧。
  7. The teacher is mortify by his own inability to answer such a simple question.
    老师因自己回答不出如此简单的问题而感到羞愧。
  8. Nor need he mortify sin; Christ has mortified sin for him.
    基督徒也不必治死罪;基督已经为我们治死罪了。
  9. To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit. It galled him to ask permission.
    使懊恼,使受屈辱,使窘迫。请求别人允许使他感到屈辱。
  10. To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit.
    使懊恼,使受屈辱,使窘迫。
  11. The way of freezing storage and cold storage could keep better germination percentage, but it would induce a certain mortify and mildew if the storage time was too long.
    用冷藏和冷冻的方法贮藏种子可以较好的保持其发芽率,但贮藏时间过长种子会出现一定程度的腐坏霉变。

英英释义

verb

  1. undergo necrosis
    1. the tissue around the wound necrosed

    Synonym:    necrosegangrenesphacelate

  2. cause to feel shame
    1. He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss

    Synonym:    humiliatechagrinhumbleabase

  3. hold within limits and control
    1. subdue one's appetites
    2. mortify the flesh

    Synonym:    subduecrucify

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