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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Again his astonishment was obvious; and he looked at her with an expression of mingled incredulity and mortification.
  他又显出很惊讶的样子，他带着痛苦和诧异的神气望着她。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was wallowing in mortification.
  他却尽在羞愧的圈子里打滚。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Chinese modern literature before the new period became break the ranks cause the mortification literature policy and yarnsmith's sequacious craze.
  新时期以前的中国当代文学，在禁欲文化政策与作家狂热盲从的双重夹击下，成了世界文学的掉队者。