adjective🔗Share羞愧难当，窘迫至极。 Acutely embarrassed."She was mortified when she accidentally called her teacher "Mom". "她不小心把老师叫成了“妈”，当时真是羞愧难当。emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share苦行，斋戒 To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on."Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body."有些人通过苦行来追求圣徒的境界。bodymindsoulreligionphilosophymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share羞辱，使难堪，丢脸. (usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity."She was mortified when she tripped and dropped her lunch tray in the crowded cafeteria. "她在拥挤的餐厅里绊倒，把午餐盘子都打翻了，当时她简直羞愧难当。"She was mortified when she realized she had accidentally called her teacher "Mom" in front of the whole class. "她意识到自己在全班同学面前不小心把老师叫成了“妈”，当时真是羞愧得无地自容。emotionmindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share杀死，使丧失生命。 To kill."The angry mob mortified the protestors who had blocked the road. "愤怒的暴徒杀死了那些堵路的抗议者。actioninhumanwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使无效, 抑制。 To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize."The doctor mortified the pain in my leg with a strong injection. "医生用一剂强效注射剂抑制了我腿上的疼痛。emotionmindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share坏死，使…腐烂 To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic."The severe frost mortified the leaves on the young apple tree, turning them black and brittle. "严寒的霜冻使幼小苹果树上的叶子坏死腐烂，变成了黑色且易碎的状态。medicinebiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share羞愧，感到丢脸。 To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress."I was mortified when I tripped and dropped my lunch all over the cafeteria floor. "我当时特别丢脸，因为我绊倒了，午饭洒了一地，整个餐厅的地板上都是。emotionmindhumanattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share永佃，没收。 To grant in mortmain."The wealthy landowner mortified a significant portion of his estate to the church, ensuring its perpetual ownership by the religious institution. "这位富有的地主将他庄园的很大一部分永佃给了教会，确保了教会对这部分土地的永久所有权。propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share丧失活力, 感到羞愧。 To lose vitality."The cut flowers in the vase quickly mortified, drooping and turning brown within a few days. "花瓶里的鲜花很快就失去了活力，几天之内就凋谢了，颜色也变 brown.physiologyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share坏疽, gangrene To gangrene."The neglected wound, left unattended and uncleaned, began to mortified, turning black and emitting a foul odor. "那处被忽视的伤口，因为无人照料和清洁，开始坏疽，变成黑色并散发出恶臭。medicinediseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share羞愧，感到难堪。 To be subdued."The loud music mortified their attempt to have a quiet conversation. "大声的音乐使得他们安静谈话的尝试落空，令人感到难堪。mindemotioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
