verb🔗Share苦修，克制。 To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on."Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body."有些人通过苦修身体来追求圣洁。bodymindsoulreligionmoralphilosophytheologycharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share羞辱，使难堪 (usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity."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。emotionmindattitudecharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使感到羞愧，羞辱。 To kill."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。actioninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使无效，抑制。 To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize."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。mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share坏死，使…坏疽 To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic."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。medicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share羞辱，使难堪，丢脸 To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress."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。mindemotioncharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share永佃，没收。 To grant in mortmain."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。propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share灰心，丧气 To lose vitality."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。bodyphysiologyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share溃烂, 坏疽。 To gangrene."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。medicinediseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share羞辱，使感到难堪。 To be subdued."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。emotionmindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
