(常作
使受辱;使羞愧;使窘迫
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[with obj. and infinitive]
she was mortified to see her wrinkles in the mirror 看到镜子里自己的皱纹,她感到窘迫
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[as adj.
mortifying ]she refused to accept this mortifying disgrace .她拒绝接受这种丢脸的耻辱。
subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline
抑制,克制(肉体需要,情感)
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return to heaven by mortifying the flesh .克制肉欲回到天堂。
[no obj.](of flesh)be affected by gangrene or necrosis
(肌体)变成坏疽,坏死
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a scratch or cut in Henry's arm had mortified .亨利胳膊上的擦伤或割伤已形成坏疽。
"late Middle English (in the senses ‘put to death’, ‘deaden', and ‘subdue by self-denial’): from Old French