mortify的中文翻译是什么意思
mortify
US/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪ/
UK/ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ/
vt. 使受辱; 伤害（人的感情）; 克制; 抑制（肉体、情感等）
vi. （指肌肤）变成坏疽
mortify的柯林斯释义
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.
Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband.
简离开丈夫的做法使她的家庭蒙羞。
mortify的英文释义
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
mortify的场景例句
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.
To cause to feel chagrin ; mortify or discomfit.
使懊恼,使受屈辱,使窘迫.