mortify是什么意思
2024-01-25 04:15:16
mortify
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
- practice self-denial of ones body and appetites
- hold within limits and control;
"subdue ones appetites" "mortify the flesh"
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of;
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
- undergo necrosis;
"the tissue around the wound necrosed"
例句
- 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。
- He felt mortified for his mistake.他对自己的过失深感羞愧。