verb🔗Share苦行，禁欲。 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。bodymindsoulreligionphilosophymoraltheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share丢脸，羞辱，使难堪。 (usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity."Being called on to answer a question I didn't know in front of the whole class was mortifying. "被叫起来回答问题，结果当着全班同学的面答不上来，真是太丢人了。emotionmindcharacterhumanattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share杀死, 处死 To kill."The strict religious leader believed fasting and self-denial were ways to mortifying the flesh, thus achieving spiritual purity. "那位严厉的宗教领袖认为禁食和自我否定是杀死肉体，从而达到精神纯洁的方法.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使丢脸，使难堪。 To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize."The chef used lemon juice to mortify the strong fishy odor of the salmon. "厨师用柠檬汁来去除三文鱼浓重的鱼腥味，使它不那么刺鼻。physiologymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share坏死，使…坏疽 To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic."The chemotherapy treatment mortified the cancerous tumor cells, killing them off. "化疗杀死了癌细胞，使肿瘤组织坏死。medicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share丢脸，羞辱，使难堪。 To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress."Forgetting my lines during the school play completely mortified me. "学校话剧表演时，我完全忘记了台词，这让我感到颜面扫地，恨不得找个地缝钻进去。emotionmindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share永佃，没收 To grant in mortmain."The wealthy landowner chose to mortify a large portion of his estate to the church, ensuring it would remain under their perpetual control and benefit. "这位富有的地主选择将他 Estate 的 一 大 部分 永佃 给 教会， 确保 它 将 永远 在 他们 的 控制 和 利益 之下。propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share失去活力，枯萎。 To lose vitality."The neglected houseplant was mortifying, its leaves turning brown and brittle from lack of water. "那盆疏于照料的盆栽正在失去活力，由于缺水，叶子都变得又黄又脆，快要枯萎了。physiologybiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share坏疽, 引起坏疽. To gangrene."The lack of blood flow caused the tissue to slowly mortify. "血液循环不足导致组织慢慢地坏疽化。medicinediseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share丢脸，羞辱。 To be subdued."The embarrassing news mortified her; she felt completely subdued and ashamed. "这件令人尴尬的消息让她感到丢脸极了；她觉得自己完全抬不起头，感到羞愧万分。emotionmindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share羞辱，克制 Mortification; abstinence"mortifyings of the flesh"克制肉欲的行为sufferingsoulmindreligionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share丢脸的, 令人难堪的. Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing."Forgetting my lines during the school play was a mortifying experience. "学校戏剧表演时，我忘了台词，那真是丢死人了。emotionmindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
