"mortify" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 使尷尬
• 使羞愧

Definition

讓某人感到非常尷尬、羞愧或受辱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或書面語。'Mortified'（形容詞）在口語中表達極度尷尬或羞愧。常和 'by'、'to'、'when' 搭配，比 'embarrass' 更強，表示嚴重羞辱。

Examples

His comment really mortified her in front of everyone.

他的話當眾讓她非常**尷尬**。

I felt mortified when I made that mistake.

我犯那個錯誤時感到非常**羞愧**。

You would mortify your parents if you behaved like that.

你那樣做會讓你父母很**丟臉**。

I was absolutely mortified when my phone rang during the ceremony.

典禮進行時，我的手機響了，我簡直**無地自容**。

She looked mortified when they mentioned her childhood nickname.

他們提到她童年的綽號時，她看起來非常**難為情**。

Don’t mortify him by bringing up that story again.

別再提那件事讓他**丟臉**了。