mortifying

For the monks, mortifying was a daily discipline that tamed bodily desires.

对修士们来说，苦修是一种克制身体欲望的日常修行。

用法提示：此处 mortifying 作名词，指苦修这种修行，在句中充当主语。

The abbess wrote about mortifying as the highest form of devotion.

女修道院院长写到，苦修是最高形式的虔敬。

用法提示：此处 mortifying 作名词，指苦修，位于介词 about 之后作宾语。

They regarded mortifying as essential to spiritual growth.

他们认为苦修对灵性成长必不可少。

用法提示：此处 mortifying 作名词，指苦修，作 regard...as 结构中的宾语。