mortify
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mor·ti·fy /ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ $ ˈmɔːr-/ verb (mortified, mortifying, mortifies) [transitive] 1. to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed 使深感窘迫[丢脸]2. mortify the flesh/yourself formalRR to try to control your natural physical desires and needs by making your body suffer pain 克制肉欲／克己 —mortifying adjective→ See Verb table
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mortify• Other scholars heard that he was unwell and sent him notes made remote by their instinct that his straits must mortify him.• As a teenager, making any mistake socially would have mortified me.• We may imagine an ascetic who consistently chooses the sour instead of the sweet apple, in order to mortify the flesh.Origin mortify (1300-1400) Old French mortifier, from Latin mors; → MORTAL1mor·ti·fy verbChineseSyllable
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mortify
mor‧ti‧fy /ˈmɔːtəfaɪ, ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ $ ˈmɔːr-/
verb (past tense and past participle mortified, present participle mortifying, third person singular mortifies) [transitive]1. to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed
2. mortify the flesh/yourself formal to try to control your natural physical desires and needs by making your body suffer pain
—mortifying adjective
mor‧ti‧fy /ˈmɔːtəfaɪ, ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ $ ˈmɔːr-/
verb (past tense and past participle mortified, present participle mortifying, third person singular mortifies) [transitive]1. to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed2. mortify the flesh/yourself formal to try to control your natural physical desires and needs by making your body suffer pain
—mortifying adjective