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

• She quailed a little as she thought how white with mortification Ellen would be at hearing that her daughter had eloped with another girl's fiance, but she knew Ellen would forgive her when she saw her happiness.
  她设想爱伦听到女儿同另一个姑娘的未婚夫私奔时期得脸色灰白的模样，不由得有点畏缩起来，但是她知道，只要爱伦再看看女儿的幸福光景，也就会原谅她了。
• Davie was hiding his head in his hands with mortification.
  戴维羞愧难当地双手抱着脑袋。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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》。
• Hareton's chest heaved in silence a minute: he laboured under a severe sense of mortification and wrath, which it was no easy task to suppress.
  哈里顿的胸膛默默地起伏了一下：他是在一种严重的屈辱与愤怒的感觉下苦斗，要压制下去是不容易的事。
• He was wallowing in mortification.
  他却尽在羞愧的圈子里打滚。
• 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。