mortify GRE

1.return to heaven by mortifying the flesh .

克肉欲回到天堂。

2.To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit.

使懊恼,使受屈辱,使窘迫。

3.The knowledge of future evils mortified the present felicities.

对未来苦难的了解压抑了目前的喜悦。

4.The teacher was mortified by his inability to answer the question.

老师因为自己答不出这个问题而感到羞怒。