及物动词
1. 使丢面子;使窘迫;使羞愧
If you say that something mortifies you, you mean that it offends or embarrasses you a great deal.
1. undergo necrosis
e.g. the tissue around the wound necrosed
Synonym: necrosegangrenesphacelate
2. cause to feel shame
hurt the pride of
e.g. He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
Synonym: humiliatechagrinhumbleabase
3. hold within limits and control
e.g. subdue one's appetites
mortify the flesh
4. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites