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mortify

英 ['mɔːtɪfaɪ] 美['mɔrtɪfaɪ]
  • vt. 抑制;苦修;使…感屈辱
  • vi. 禁欲;苦行;约束

英英释意


1. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
2. hold within limits and control;
"subdue one's appetites"
"mortify the flesh"
3. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of;
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
4. undergo necrosis;
"the tissue around the wound necrosed"