mortifying
adj. 抑制的,苦修的
v. 使受辱( mortify的現在分詞 ); 傷害(人的感情); 剋制; 抑制(肉體、情感等)
If you say that something is mortifying, you mean that it makes you feel extremely ashamed or embarrassed.
She felt it would be utterly mortifying to be seen in such company as his by anyone.
她覺得要是讓人看到她和他在一起,會非常沒面子。
1. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation;
2. causing awareness of your shortcomings;
She felt it would be utterly mortifying to be seen in such company as his by anyone.
她覺得要是讓人看到她和他在一起,會非常沒面子。
I've said I did not love her, and rather relished mortifying her vanity now and then.
我已經說過我不愛她, 而且時時以傷害她的虛榮心為樂.
It was mortifying to know he had heard every word.
知道他聽到了每一句話後真是尷尬.
It's mortifying for a girl in ancient girl to marry twice.
在古代中國,女性結婚兩次是非常可恥的.
To this discovery succeeded some others equally mortifying.
緊接著這個發現之後,他又在她身上發現了幾個同樣叫人慪氣的地方.