mortify
英 ['m??t?fa?]
美['m?rt?fa?]
- vt. 抑制；苦修；使…感屈辱
- vi. 禁欲；苦行；约束
实用场景例句
- She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said.
- 她意识到自己的每句话都被他听到了，直羞得无地自容。
牛津词典
- How mortifying to have to apologize to him!
- 要向他道歉，多难为情啊！
牛津词典
- Jane mortified her family by leaving her husband.
- 简离开丈夫的做法使她的家庭蒙羞。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The first Sunday , in particular , their behaviours served to mortify me.
- 到了这里第一个星期, 她们的行为几乎把我气死.
辞典例句
- To cause to feel chagrin ; mortify or discomfit.
- 使懊恼,使受屈辱,使窘迫.
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