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1. Oxford Dictionary

   mortify

   • IPA[ˈmɔːtɪfʌɪ]

   英式

   • v.
     cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed；subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline

   • verb: mortify, 3rd person present: mortifies, gerund or present participle: mortifying, past tense: mortified, past participle: mortified

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed he was suitably mortified by his own idiocy I'm mortified that an editorial error was introduced into the copy 同義詞 embarrass, humiliate, chagrin, shame, discomfit, ... 更多abash, horrify, appal, crush反義詞 be pleased, be proud
   • 2. subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline they wish to return to heaven by mortifying the flesh 同義詞 subdue, suppress, subjugate, control, restrain, ... 更多get under control, discipline, chasten, punish, deny反義詞 indulge
   • 3. (of flesh) be affected by gangrene or necrosis the cut in Henry's arm had mortified 同義詞 become gangrenous, fester, putrefy, gangrene, rot, ... 更多decay, decompose, rarenecrose, sphacelate反義詞 heal
3. • 更多解釋

   mortify

   • IPA[ˈmôrdəˌfī]

   美式

   • v.
     cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated: he was suitably mortified by his own idiocy I'm mortified that an editorial error was introduced into the copy

   Oxford American Dictionary