mortify 详细解释

mortify

['mɔ:tifai]

v. 使 ... 受辱, 抑制

vt.

1. 使感屈辱; 使失面子; 使羞愧[H]

The teacher was mortified 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。

2. 【宗】克制(情欲等), 抑制

mortify the flesh

禁欲苦修

3. 【医】使变成坏疽

vi.

1. 【医】变成坏疽

2. 禁欲, 苦行

词形变化

动词过去式: mortified | 动词过去分词: mortified | 动词现在分词: mortifying | 动词第三人称单数: mortifies |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.伤人; 使人丢脸

wound  humiliate  shame  embarrass  disgrace  

同义参见:

addle  displease  cloud  cheapen  deflate  impute  

英英释义

动词 mortify:

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

hold within limits and control

同义词:subdue, cricify

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

同义词:humiliate, chagrin, humble, abase

undergo necrosis

同义词:necrose, gangrene, sphacelate

补充

mortifymortify英:[ˈmɔ:tifai] 美:[ˈmɔrtəˌfaɪ]vt.1.使受辱, 伤害(人的感情)2.克制, 抑制(肉体、情感等)vi.1.(指肌肤)变成坏疽

例句

1. Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband.简离开了她丈夫, 使家人蒙了羞。 2. Jesus is on a spiritual retreat, mortifying the flesh so that the spirit housed within it can flourish.耶稣在进行心灵静修, 通过克制肉欲而让内在的精神得以 绽放。 3. Forgetting the introductory remarks really mortified me.忘记了开场白真使我窘迫。 4. I was somewhat mortified to be told that I was too old to join.当被告知由于我年龄过大而不能加入时,我有点感到受了屈辱。 5. [with obj. and infinitive]she was mortified to see her wrinkles in the mirror.看到镜子里自己的皱纹,她感到窘迫。 6. [as adj. mortifying]she refused to accept this mortifying disgrace.她拒绝接受这种丢脸的耻辱。 7. return to heaven by mortifying the flesh.克制肉欲回到天堂。 8. a scratch or cut in Henry's arm had mortified.亨利胳膊上的擦伤或割伤已形成坏疽。 9. How mortifying to have to apologize to him!要向他道歉多失面子呀! 10. Her behavior mortified her parents. = Her parents were mortified by her behavior.她的行为使她的父母丢脸。 11. It mortified me to have to admit that I'd never actually read the book.让我感到难堪的是,我不得不承认自己实际上从未读过这本书。 12. He was filled with mortification when he realized his mistake.当他意识到自己的错误时,他感到非常难堪。 13. Imagine my mortification when I realized who she was!想象一下当我认出她是谁时,我有多尴尬! 14. I was completely mortified when I realized who she was.当我认出她是谁时,我感到无地自容。 15. a completely mortifying experience令人感到极为难堪的经历 16. a mortifyingly stupid mistake令人难堪的愚蠢错误