mortification

英 [ˌmɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌmɔːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.  屈辱感;窘迫感

复数：mortifications　

GRE医学

BNC.33402 / COCA.28228

柯林斯词典

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

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• He was wallowing in mortification.
  他却尽在羞愧的圈子里打滚。
• If asked to write a memo, those unjustly wronged and persecuted might write The Story of Mortification or The Story of Indignation.
  假如要写回忆的话，当时在运动里受冤枉、挨批斗的同志们也许会来一篇《记屈》或《记愤》。
• He rose to go, but suddenly sat down again and turned to look into Tseng Tsang-hai's face, which betrayed His rage and mortification.
  费小胡子毅然回答，又站起身来想走。但他的眼珠一转，忽又坐下，转看着曾沧海那张又恨恨又沮丧的脸孔问道。
• Davie was hiding his head in his hands with mortification.
  戴维羞愧难当地双手抱着脑袋。
• 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。
• I don't really want to spend the weekend working, but as they say, a little mortification of the flesh is good for the soul.
  我真的不想在周末工作，不过正如他们说的，一点肉体的苦行对灵魂有好处。
• Has it not preached in the place of these, charity and poverty, celibacy and mortification of the flesh, monastic life and Mother Church?
  它不是提倡用行善和求乞、独身和禁欲、修道和礼拜来代替这一切吗？
• But to his mortification no one paid the least attention to what he was saying.
  但是扫兴得很，谁也不去听他了。
• To his mortification, he was criticized by the manager.
  他被经理批评，感到很难堪。
• Modified Tone of the Mortification Literature& Discuss the love poem of Wenjie
  禁欲文学的变声&论闻捷爱情诗歌的美学高度