mortify
英 ['mɔːtɪfaɪ]
美['mɔrtɪfaɪ]
- vt. 抑制；苦修；使…感屈辱
- vi. 禁欲；苦行；约束
英英释意
- 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"
双语例句
- 1. The first Sunday , in particular , their behaviours served to mortify me.
- 到了这里第一个星期, 她们的行为几乎把我气死.
来自辞典例句
- 2. To cause to feel chagrin ; mortify or discomfit.
- 使懊恼,使受屈辱,使窘迫.
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