英语词汇“mortify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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To mortify someone is to cause them extreme embarrassment. Your mother may not have been trying to mortify you when she showed up at your senior prom with a bunch of unicorn balloons, but she did.

The root of the verb mortify is from the Latin word mors, which means “death.” To mortify something used to mean to destroy its life, but now mortify is mostly used when you feel so ashamed or embarrassed you “want to die.” To punish yourself through deprivation from food or another desire, you can mortify that compulsion, but it’s probably best to just mortify your parents by showing up at their work place with a new mohawk.

WORD FAMILY

mortify: mortification, mortified, mortifies, mortifying+/mortification: mortifications, self-mortification/mortified: mortifiedly/mortifying: mortifyingly

USAGE EXAMPLES

“I was just mortified,” Ms. Tanden said in an interview.

New York Times(Dec 13, 2016)

I was mortified by ongoing drone attacks and upset by his administration’s surprising secrecy.

The Guardian(Dec 10, 2016)

Many of us remain mortified by our nation’s recent political choices.

The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016)

v cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

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abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate

crush, demolish, smash

humiliate or depress completely

degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take down

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

reduce

lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation

dehumanise, dehumanize

deprive of human qualities

bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

hurt the feelings of

v undergo necrosis

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gangrene, necrose, sphacelate

rot, waste

become physically weaker

1v practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

Hyper

crucify, subdue

hold within limits and control

check, condition, discipline, train

develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

2v hold within limits and control

mortify the flesh

Syn|Hyper

crucify, subdue

check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

单词	mortify
释义	mortify (once / 534 pages) 1v 2v 3v To mortify someone is to cause them extreme embarrassment. Your mother may not have been trying to mortify you when she showed up at your senior prom with a bunch of unicorn balloons, but she did. The root of the verb mortify is from the Latin word mors, which means “death.” To mortify something used to mean to destroy its life, but now mortify is mostly used when you feel so ashamed or embarrassed you “want to die.” To punish yourself through deprivation from food or another desire, you can mortify that compulsion, but it’s probably best to just mortify your parents by showing up at their work place with a new mohawk. WORD FAMILY mortify: mortification, mortified, mortifies, mortifying+/mortification: mortifications, self-mortification/mortified: mortifiedly/mortifying: mortifyingly USAGE EXAMPLES “I was just mortified,” Ms. Tanden said in an interview. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) I was mortified by ongoing drone attacks and upset by his administration’s surprising secrecy. The Guardian(Dec 10, 2016) Many of us remain mortified by our nation’s recent political choices. The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) 1 v cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate crush, demolish, smash humiliate or depress completely degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take down reduce in worth or character, usually verbally reduce lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation dehumanise, dehumanize deprive of human qualities bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound hurt the feelings of 2 v undergo necrosis Syn\|Hyper gangrene, necrose, sphacelate rot, waste become physically weaker 3 1v practice self-denial of one's body and appetites Hyper crucify, subdue hold within limits and control check, condition, discipline, train develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control 2v hold within limits and control mortify the flesh Syn\|Hyper crucify, subdue check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
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