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，

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Verb

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
hold within limits and control;
"subdue one's 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。

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