mortification
n. 屈辱; 羞愧; 失面子; <宗>禁慾
Mortification is a strong feeling of shame and embarrassment.
The chairman tried to disguise his mortification.
主席試圖掩飾自己的窘迫。
1. strong feelings of embarrassment
2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
3. an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect;
4. (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
To my mortification, my manuscript was rejected.
使我感到失面子的是:我的稿件被退了回來.
Miss Ophelia looked keenly at him, and saw the flush of mortification.
奧菲麗亞小姐用銳利的目光掃了一眼他臉上羞恥的紅暈.
He was wallowing in mortification.
他卻盡在羞愧的圈子裡打滾.
Will the mortification never cease?
接二連三的醜事,真是禍不單行啊!
Manager : Ah! The famous Monsieur poirot. I grovel in mortification, I grovel !
喬德利: 啊,著名的波洛先生,我未免太失敬了, 失敬 了.