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mortify是什么意思

2024-01-25 04:15:16
mortify
美[mɔːrtɪfaɪ]  英[mɔːtɪfaɪ]
v.  使 ... 受辱; 抑制
  过去式:mortified  过去分词:mortified  现在分词:mortifying  第三人称单数:mortifies
  近义词:humiliate,embarrass,shame,wound,disgrace,abase,humble,confound,crush,degrade,putdown,takedown,cloud,deflate,impute,displease,addle,cheapen,crucify,subdue,sphacelate,necrose,gangrene,chagrin,

英英释义

Verb
  1. practice self-denial of ones body and appetites
  2. hold within limits and control;

    "subdue ones 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"

例句

  1. The knowledge of future evils mortified the present felicities.对未来苦难的了解压抑了目前的喜悦。
  2. He felt mortified for his mistake.他对自己的过失深感羞愧。