mortify

[US]/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/
[UK]/ˈmɔːrtɪfaɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 使某人感到羞愧或尷尬,使受傷(感情)
vi. 發展成壞疽(皮膚)
Word Forms
現在分詞mortifying
過去式mortified
過去分詞mortified
第三人稱單數mortifies
複數mortifies

Phrases & Collocations

feel mortified

感到尷尬

mortifying experience

令人尷尬的經歷

Example Sentences

She was mortified when she realized she had been talking loudly in a quiet library.

她意識到自己在安靜的圖書館裏大聲講話時感到很尷尬。

He tried to cover up his mistake to avoid mortifying himself in front of his colleagues.

他試圖掩飾自己的錯誤,以避免在同事面前讓自己難堪。

The embarrassing photo on social media mortified her beyond words.

在社交媒體上尷尬的照片讓她感到無法言喻的羞恥。

His mother's constant nagging about his appearance mortified him.

他母親對他外表的不斷嘮叨讓他感到很尷尬。

The public rejection of his proposal mortified him in front of a large audience.

在衆目睽睽之下公開拒絕他的提議讓他感到很尷尬。

She was mortified by her own behavior at the party and apologized profusely the next day.

她爲自己在派對上的行爲感到很尷尬,第二天向對方道歉。

The embarrassing typo in the report mortified the new employee in front of his boss.

報告中尷尬的錯別字讓新員工在老闆面前感到很尷尬。

He felt mortified when he tripped and fell in the middle of the crowded street.

當他在擁擠的街道中絆倒摔倒時,他感到很尷尬。

The teacher's harsh criticism mortified the student and made her lose confidence in her abilities.

老師嚴厲的批評讓學生感到很尷尬,使她對自己的能力失去信心。

She was mortified to realize she had been singing loudly in the shower with the window open.

她意識到自己在開着窗戶的淋浴間裏大聲唱歌時感到很尷尬。

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