Mortify
[ 'm?rt?fa? ]
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vt. 使受辱;傷害（人的感情）;克制;抑制（肉體、情感等）;
vi. （指肌膚）變成壞疽;
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mort死+ify...化→使人想死→羞辱[別人]
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The teacher is mortify by his own inability to answer such a simple question
老師因自己回答不出如此簡單的問題而感到羞愧
To mortify or subdue(the flesh.
抑制肉體，克制肉體
The teacher be mortify by his own inability to answer such a simple question
老師因自己回答不出如此簡單的問題而感到羞愧
mortify the [one's] flesh= mortify the [one's] body
禁欲苦修,過禁欲生活
mortify the flesh
禁欲苦修
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【記】mort-詞根“死”,ify-動綴:讓人想尷尬的想死→使人屈辱
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-mort-表示“死亡”
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mortify
v
(pt, pp -fied)
1 [Tn usu passive 通常用於被動語態]
cause (sb) to be very ashamed or embarrassed 使（某人）深感羞辱或難堪
He was/felt mortified. 他深感羞愧.
a mortifying failure, defeat, mistake, etc 使人丟臉的失敗、 挫折、 錯誤等.
2 [Tn] (fml or joc 文或謔) control (human desires or needs) by discipline or self-denial 約束, 克制（欲望或需要）
mortify the flesh, ie one's body 克制肉欲.
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*['m?:tifai]vt. 抑制, 苦修, 使受辱vi. 禁欲, 苦修
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It's time you and I had a romantic weekend alone together.
是我們倆單獨在一起過一個浪漫周末的時候了。
Thank you for meeting me.
謝謝你來見我。
Many offices use answering machines to give information.
許多辦公室使用留言機來提供信息。