mortify
vt.克服,苦修,使苦恼 vi.制欲,苦行,坏死
难易程度:
mortify为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:mortified 过去分词:mortified 现在分词:mortifying 第三人称单数:mortifies
词根
mort＝death（死）
相关词
mortify
/'mɔ:tɪfaɪ; `mɔrtə,faɪ/
v (pt, pp -fied)
1 [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态] cause (sb) to be very ashamed or embarrassed 使（某人）深感羞辱或难堪
*He was/felt mortified. 他深感羞愧.
* a mortifying failure, defeat, mistake, etc 使人丢脸的失败、挫折、错误等.
2 [Tn] (fml or joc 文或谑) control (human desires or needs) by discipline or self-denial 约束, 克制（欲望或需要）
*mortify the flesh, ie one's body 克制肉欲.
v (pt, pp -fied)
1 [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态] cause (sb) to be very ashamed or embarrassed 使（某人）深感羞辱或难堪
*He was/felt mortified. 他深感羞愧.
* a mortifying failure, defeat, mistake, etc 使人丢脸的失败、挫折、错误等.
2 [Tn] (fml or joc 文或谑) control (human desires or needs) by discipline or self-denial 约束, 克制（欲望或需要）
*mortify the flesh, ie one's body 克制肉欲.
mortify
v past tense and past participlemortifiedpresent participlemortifyingthird person singularmortifies [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: mortifier, from Latin mors; MORTAL1]
to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed
mortify the flesh/yourself
formal to try to control your natural physical desires and needs by making your body suffer pain
>mortifyingadj
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: mortifier, from Latin mors; MORTAL1]
to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed
mortify the flesh/yourself
formal to try to control your natural physical desires and needs by making your body suffer pain
>mortifyingadj
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