mortify的中文翻譯是什麼意思
mortify
US/ˈmɔrtɪfaɪ/
UK/ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ/
vt. 使受辱; 傷害（人的感情）; 剋制; 抑制（肉體、情感等）
vi. （指肌膚）變成壞疽
mortify的柯林斯釋義
VERB使丟面子;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.
簡離開丈夫的做法使她的家庭蒙羞。
mortify的英文釋義
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的場景例句
The first Sunday , in particular , their behaviours served to mortify me.
到了這裡第一個星期, 她們的行為幾乎把我氣死.
To cause to feel chagrin ; mortify or discomfit.
使懊惱,使受屈辱,使窘迫.