Mortifying
['mɔrtɪs]
解释:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mortify
(a.) Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.
(a.) Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances.
(a.) Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.
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例句:
- This is mortifying. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- And to her the consciousness of having exceeded in words was peculiarly mortifying. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- This, spoken in a cool, tranquil tone, was mortifying and baffling enough. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- We had better put an end to this most mortifying conference. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- We had got well out on the country road, when a somewhat mortifying incident occurred. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld; and the women more horrible than the men. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
- I dined twice in Wimpole Street, and might have been there oftener, but it is mortifying to be with Rushworth as a brother. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- It would be mortifying her severely. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- Ve-ry mortifying, is it not? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- To this discovery succeeded some others equally mortifying. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- To be considered young was complimentary, doubtless, but at six-and-forty to be treated as a boy was sometimes mortifying. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- It is, in fact, a most mortifying retrospect for me. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
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