Word · Frequency #21377
Fully loadedmortify
抑制；克制
to hold within limits and control
- 1.
To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
通过抑制欲望来锻炼(身体、食欲等)；进行禁欲
- 2.
To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate.
伤害尊严；使尴尬；使屈辱
- 3.
To affect with vexation or chagrin.
使烦恼或懊恼。
- 4.
To scare.
使惊吓,恐吓。
- 5.
To lose vitality.
失去活力,枯萎。
- 6.
To be subdued.
被制服,屈服。
苦修；禁欲；通过抑制欲望来锻炼(身体、食欲等)；进行禁欲；伤害尊严；使尴尬；使屈辱；使烦恼或懊恼。；使惊吓,恐吓。
In use
He tried to mortify his craving for sweets by eating only fruit.
The old hermit mortified his appetites by sleeping on a hard bed.
She mortifies her urge to interrupt by taking notes.
mortify + sb
表示使某人感到羞愧或丢脸。
The harsh criticism mortified the young artist.
严厉的批评使这位年轻艺术家感到受辱。
mortify + oneself
指自我克制或禁欲以进行宗教或道德修炼。
He mortified himself by fasting during Lent.
他在大斋期通过禁食来苦修自身。
be mortified + by/at + sth
被动语态，表示因某事而感到羞愧或尴尬。
Connections
Collocations
- mortify the flesh
- 克制肉体欲望；苦修
- The monk spent years mortifying the flesh in the desert.那位僧侣在沙漠中多年苦修，克制肉体欲望。
- be mortified by
- 因…感到非常难堪
- She was mortified by her clumsy apology.她因自己笨拙的道歉而感到非常难堪。
- mortify someone
- 使某人深感难堪；羞辱某人
- His public criticism mortified the young singer.他的公开批评让那位年轻歌手深感难堪。
- a mortified expression
- 一脸难堪/尴尬的表情
- When she dropped the tray, a mortified expression crossed her face.当她失手打翻托盘时，脸上掠过一丝尴尬的表情。
Idioms & figurative uses
- mortify the flesh
- 克制肉体的欲望；禁欲苦修The monk mortified the flesh by sleeping on a hard board.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音“莫提”：当众出丑、尊严受挫时，羞愧得只想让人“莫提”此事，记 mortify 为使尴尬、使屈辱。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religious or ascetic discipline、formal literary writing 该义项多用于正式或文学语境，常见于宗教、修身或自我磨炼的文本中；日常口语中比较少见，带有书面色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在这些词中，只有 fortify 与 mortify 真正押韵：二者重读音节为 /ɔːr/，后面拼读和发音均为 /tɪfaɪ/。其余词虽以 -tify 结尾，拼写相似，但重读元音不同（testify/rectify 为 /ɛ/，justify 为 /ʌ/，certify 为 /ɜːr/，notify 为 /oʊ/），所以不能与 mortify 押韵，注意勿随意类推。
Learn the forms together
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