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mortify

/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/ /ˈmɔɹtɪfaɪ/

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verb

苦修，克制。

To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.

Examples :

"Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body."

有些人通过苦修身体来追求圣洁。

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verb

羞辱，使难堪

(usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity.

Examples :

"His embarrassing blunder at the school talent show mortified him. "

他在学校才艺表演上出了个糗，这让他觉得非常丢脸，抬不起头来。

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verb

使感到羞愧，羞辱。

Examples :

"The harsh criticism mortified the student's pride. "

严厉的批评让这个学生的自尊心受到了极大的伤害，颜面尽失。

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verb

使无效，抑制。

To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize.

Examples :

"The judge's ruling to suppress the evidence mortified the prosecution's case, making a conviction much less likely. "

法官裁决压制证据使检方的案子大为削弱，使得定罪的可能性大大降低。

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verb

坏死，使…坏疽

To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic.

Examples :

"The severe frost mortified the exposed tips of the tomato plants, turning them black. "

严寒的霜冻使番茄植株裸露在外的尖端坏死，变成了黑色。

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verb

羞辱，使难堪，丢脸

To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.

Examples :

"My sister's embarrassing story at the family gathering mortified me. "

在家庭聚会上，我妹妹讲的那些丢脸的故事让我感到非常难堪。

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verb

永佃，没收。

To grant in mortmain.

Examples :

"The wealthy landowner decided to mortify his estate to the local church, ensuring it would be held in perpetuity and not sold. "

这位富有的地主决定将他的地产永佃给当地教会，确保它能永久持有，不得出售。

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verb

灰心，丧气

To lose vitality.

Examples :

"The plant will mortify if you don't water it regularly. "

如果你不定期浇水，这株植物就会枯萎丧气。

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verb

溃烂, 坏疽。

Examples :

"The frostbite on his toes began to mortify, turning a sickening shade of black. "

他脚趾上的冻疮开始溃烂坏疽，变成了令人作呕的黑色。

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verb

羞辱，使感到难堪。

Examples :

"The student was mortified by her embarrassing mistake in front of the whole class. "

那个学生因为在全班同学面前犯了那样丢脸的错误而感到非常难堪。

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