mortifying
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈmɔː.tɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ]
- 美式音标 [ˈmɔːr.t̬ə.faɪ.ɪŋ]
基本解释
- adj. 禁欲苦修的；使人难为情的，令人尴尬的；痛心的
- v. 使……羞愧；抑制，克制（肉体需要，情感）；（肌体）坏死（mortify 的现在分词）
英汉例句
- To this discovery succeeded some others equally mortifying.
紧接着这个发现之后，他又在她身上发现了几个同样叫人怄气的地方。 - The idea of being a burden to you and your sister is mortifying.
对你和你姐姐来说是一个负担的想法让他们感到受辱。 - When she came to that part of the letter in which her family were mentioned, in terms of such mortifying yet merited reproach, her sense of shame was severe.
当她读到他提起她家里人的那一段时，其中措辞固然伤人感情，然而那一番责难却也入情入理，于是她越发觉得惭愧。 - This is an hilarious, heartfelt, mortifying, embarrassing speech, at least for the first hour or so.
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双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- Mortifying Pillory 死亡宣判
- struck mortifying 痛心的
- a mortifying penance 一次修行的忏悔
- harrowing heart -struck mortifying 痛心的
短语
英英字典
- very embarrassing
- If you say that something is mortifying, you mean that it makes you feel extremely ashamed or embarrassed.
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专业释义
- (为了苦行)抑制，克制(肉体、情感)
- 变成坏疽