音标:['mɔ:tifai] ;
mortifier
n.
mortify的变形
mortify
['mɔ:tifai]
vt.
使受辱;使羞愧;使失面子;使窘迫;损害…的自尊心:
Forgetting the introductory remarks really mortified me.
忘记了开场白真使我窘迫。
I was somewhat mortified to be told that I was too old to join.
当被告知由于我年龄过大而不能加入时,我有点感到受了屈辱。
【宗教】(为了苦行)抑制,克制(肉体、情感)
【病理学】使变成坏疽
[废语]削弱,减弱
vi.
【病理学】变成坏疽
苦行,禁欲
变形:
vt.
mortified
. mortifying

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abandend application
above-the-board
adjacent area
adjustable pipe clip
adrenergic amine
anticlockwise polarized electromagnetic wave
antitetanic serum ATS
ardengoes
auditor's criminal liability
Balistoidei
benzene soap
boiling water tube
Britania metal
bumper mill
Carex gentilis
Carniolan
cell-mediated immunity (cmi)
chalcedony
cloak room ticket
component video-recording
congenital absence
continuous shooting of gas
contra preferentum
cross-fertilized
Cucumis sativus L.
cyanoethylated kraft paper
Devrekani
different term repeatability
diffuse ossifying myositis
directed learning
down burst
edge hinge
end record
EQDB (equipment qualification data bank)
error detection
family annonaceaes
form of a monistic property right
fortuit
galvinize
garrotters
genus minuartias
grosvenor's momordica
halotolerant mo(u)ld
Hammarskjold
have sth on
heliportable
hypnotic poisoning
in embryo
isolated words
K-3920
Koromo-gawa
laetiporus sulphureus
leptocercal tail
lower labial fistula
macro mode
marryer
marsilea
moutza
newcastletons
North Kanara
Nysten's law
object of civil legal relationship
paralous
phialophore
PLpl
polymeric anhydride
power frequency overvoltage
purty
rauschenbergs
relative degree
rock block
rosenbrock
Rosetta Creek
rudaceous rock
salpingooophoritis
scandal
school organization
screw for setting lever spring
screwbase
security issues
shewell
siderurgical
Simsboro
skain
slb
snap-frozens
social environment influence
sotil
St Elias Mts.
State General Administration of Exchange Control
strong name
superposed current
taguchis
Thyroxine-Binding
tolling
tongue kiss
transmission procedure
turmoilous
urological department
Veyre-Monton
viola selkirkii pursh.
winged nut