mortify

英[?m?:t?fa?]

美[?m?rt?fa?]

基本釋義

She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said.

她意識到自己的每句話都被他聽到了，直羞得無地自容。

牛津詞典

How mortifying to have to apologize to him!

要向他道歉，多難為情??！

牛津詞典

Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband.

簡離開丈夫的做法使她的家庭蒙羞。

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

到了這里第一個星期, 她們的行為幾乎把我氣死.

辭典例句

To cause to feel chagrin ; mortify or discomfit.

使懊惱,使受屈辱,使窘迫.

期刊摘選

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"

vt.傷人;使人丟臉

其他釋義