| 单词 | mortify |
| 释义 | mortify /mɔːtɪfaɪ; name mɔːrtɪfaɪ/ [transitive, usually passive] to make sb feel extremely ashamed or embarrassed使极度难堪；使无地自容◆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，真是羞得无地自容。ⓘ mortify is sometimes used in an exaggerated way in spoken english, when it means 'slightly embarrassed', not 'extremely embarrassed'.在英语口语中，mortify 有时用于夸张，意为略使尴尬，并非十分尴尬◆i was mortified when i realized i had forgotten our lunch date.当我发现忘记了我们约好那天一起吃午餐这件事时，我挺不好意思的。▸ mortification noun [uncountable] ◆imagnine my mortification when i found out.想想看，当发现了实情，我有多难堪。▸ mortifying adjective◆how mortifying to have to apologize to him!要向他道歉，多难为情啊！mortify/ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ ||; ˈmɔrtəˌfaɪ/verb [t] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) (present participle mortifying third person singular present mortifies;past tense past participle mortified) (formal 正式) to make sb feel very embarrassed 使难堪；使窘迫；使受辱: ◇she was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said. 她意识到自己说的话他都听见了，觉得很难堪。 ➔mortification /ˌmɔ:tɪfɪˈkeɪʃn ||; ˌmɔrtəfəˈkeʃən/ noun [u] ➔mortifying adj ◇how mortifying to have to apologize to him! 要向他道歉多失面子呀！ mor·ti·fy /`mɔrtəˏfaɪ; ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/v [t]to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed 感到羞愧［窘迫］:◇be mortified i was mortified to discover sarah wearing the same dress as me at the party. 我发现莎拉在聚会上和我穿同样的裙子，感到很尴尬。 |
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