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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。
抑制；克制
mortifying — present participle of mortify
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
抑制；克制
to hold within limits and control
The harsh criticism mortified the young artist.
严厉的批评使这位年轻艺术家感到受辱。
通过抑制欲望来锻炼(身体、食欲等)；进行禁欲
To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
伤害尊严；使尴尬；使屈辱
To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate.
使烦恼或懊恼。
To affect with vexation or chagrin.
使惊吓,恐吓。
To scare.
mortify
Base
原形
mortifies
3rd person
第三人称单数
mortifying
-ing
现在分词
mortified
Past
过去式
mortified
Past participle
过去分词
He mortifies his ego daily.
他每天抑制自己的自尊心。
She mortified him with her criticism.
她的批评让他感到羞辱。
They have mortified themselves through fasting.
他们通过禁欲苦修。
He tried to mortify his craving for sweets by eating only fruit.
他试图通过只吃水果来克制自己对甜食的渴望。
The old hermit mortified his appetites by sleeping on a hard bed.
那位老隐士睡在硬床上，以此苦修克制自己的欲望。
She mortifies her urge to interrupt by taking notes.
她通过记笔记来克制自己插话的冲动。
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。
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。
被动语态，表示因某事而感到羞愧或尴尬。
She was mortified by her mistake.
她因自己的错误而感到极其难堪。
Not this
I feel very mortify.
Use this
I feel very mortified.
mortify 是动词原形，不能用作形容词。表示“感到羞辱”时，需用过去分词 mortified 作形容词。
Not this
The mortify of his pride was necessary.
Use this
The mortification of his pride was necessary.
mortify 是动词，不能作名词。表示“抑制、禁欲”的名词形式为 mortification。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
克制肉体的欲望；禁欲苦修
The monk mortified the flesh by sleeping on a hard board.
那位僧人睡在硬木板上，以禁欲苦修的方式克制肉体的欲望。
抑制傲气；放下自尊
He had to mortify his pride and ask for help.
他不得不放下自尊，去寻求帮助。
所以，要治死你们在地上的肢体。
This is the opening of Colossians 3:5 in the King James Version, where Saint Paul instructs Christians to put to death their earthly desires.
这是钦定版圣经歌罗西书3:5的开头，圣保罗在此教导基督徒要治死地上的欲望。
Use mortifying naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.