mortifying
['mɔ:tə.faiiŋ]
adj.痛心的,令人感到羞愧的
动词mortify的现在分词形式
例句与用法:
He felt mortified for his mistake.
他对自己的过失深感羞愧。
I confess freely to you, I could never look long upon a monkey without very mortifying reflections.
我坦坦白白地跟你说吧,我决不能长久看着猴子而不感到非常屈辱的。
词形变化:
动词过去式: mortified | 动词过去分词: mortified | 动词现在分词: mortifying | 动词第三人称单数: mortifies |
详细释义:
a.
1. 令人感到屈辱的; 使人羞愧的; 痛心的
a mortifying defeat
一次令人痛心的失败
2. 禁欲苦修的
a mortifying penance
一次修行的忏悔