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The chairman tried to disguise his mortification.
主席试图掩饰自己的极度窘迫。
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It is our nation's mortification.
这是我们国家的耻辱。
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It is not mortification, a penance.
这不是羞辱，而是苦行。
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She's shaking with anger, or is it mortification?
她是因为愤怒而发抖，还是因为羞辱？
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To his mortification, he was criticized by the manager.
他被经理批评，感到很难堪。
词根 mortify
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mortifying adj. 痛心的；使人羞愧的；禁欲苦修的 vt. 苦修；使…悔恨（mortify的ing形式）
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mortify vi. 禁欲；苦行；约束 vt. 抑制；苦修；使…感屈辱