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

• 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。
• 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。
• At months 2-6 after transplantation, 3 subjects received amputated extremity because affected feet were mortification infection and pain became more serious.
  移植后2～6个月，3例因患足坏疽感染及再疼痛加重而截肢。
• Elizabeth did all she could to shield him from the frequent notice of either, and was ever anxious to keep him to herself, and to those of her family with whom he might converse without mortification;
  伊丽莎白为了不让达西受到这些人的纠缠，便竭力使他跟她自己谈话，跟她家里那些不会使他受罪的人谈话。
• Myrrh has been associated with bitter repentance, mortification of the flesh, and penance.
  没药与痛苦的悔改，苦修，忏悔联合。
• But there is in my nature a strain of asceticism, and I have subjected my flesh each week to a more severe mortification.
  但是我这个人生来还有苦行主义的性格，我还一直叫我的肉体每个星期经受一次更大的磨难。
• The chairman tried to disguise his mortification.
  主席试图掩饰自己的窘迫。
• But before he had uttered the words, Prince Andrey, feeling the tears of shame and mortification rising in his throat, was jumping off his horse and running to the flag.
  可是，当他还没有说完这句话，安德烈公爵就感觉到羞愧和愤怒的眼泪涌进了他的喉头，于是他翻身下马，向军旗面前走去。
• Jeanie followed in patience, and with her eyes fixed on the ground, that she might save herself the mortification of seeing her companion's absurdities.
  珍妮耐心地跟着她，两眼盯住地面，免得瞧见伴侣的滑稽相心里懊恼。
• 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。