mortification是什么意思？

mortification

英[ˌmɔ:tɪfɪ'keɪʃn] 美[ˌmɔrtəfɪˈkeʃən]

• n. 屈辱，羞愧，失面子，<宗>禁欲；

动词：mortify;

形容词：mortifying;

例句

• mortification at having spilled food at the tablecloth 因把食物泼在桌布上而感到窘迫
• Manager : Ah! The famous Monsieur poirot. I grovel in mortification, I grovel ! 乔德利: 啊,著名的波洛先生,我未免太失敬了, 失敬 了.
• He was wallowing in mortification. 他却尽在羞愧的圈子里打滚.
• Miss Ophelia looked keenly at him, and saw the flush of mortification. 奥菲丽亚小姐用锐利的目光扫了一眼他脸上羞耻的红晕.
• To my mortification, my manuscript was rejected. 使我感到失面子的是:我的稿件被退了回来.
• The chairman tried to disguise his mortification. 主席试图掩饰自己的窘迫。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  屈辱感;窘迫感
  Mortification is a strong feeling of shame and embarrassment.
  例句
  The chairman tried to disguise his mortification. 主席试图掩饰自己的窘迫。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  屈辱;羞愧;失面子
  mortification at having spilled food at the tablecloth 因把食物泼在桌布上而感到窘迫 To my mortification, my manuscript was rejected. 使我感到失面子的是:我的稿件被退了回来。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. strong feelings of embarrassment
  2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
  3. an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect;
  "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"
  4. (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

行业词典

• 医学： 坏疽；