mortifying

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

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.

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.

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