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Mortify 英[ˈmɔ:Tɪfaɪ 美[ˈmɔrtɪfaɪ Vt.使受辱;伤害(人的感情);克制;抑制(肉体、情感等);Vi.(指肌肤)变成坏疽 Verb 使丢面子;使窘迫;使羞愧 Offends Embarrasses

单词 mortify
音标
英[ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ] 美[ˈmɔrtɪfaɪ]
解释
vt.使受辱;伤害(人的感情);克制;抑制(肉体、情感等);vi.(指肌肤)变成坏疽;
例句

VERB
使丢面子;使窘迫;使羞愧
If you say that something mortifies you, you mean that it offends or embarrasses you a great deal.
例:Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband.简离开丈夫的做法使她的家庭蒙羞。
变形
noun:mortification~third:mortifies~done:mortified~adj:mortifying~ing:mortifying~past:mortified~

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