"mummify" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 使成木乃伊
• 使乾癟

Definition

將屍體去除水分並以化學品或自然方法處理，使屍體保存不腐，通常用於埋葬或儀式。亦可指把某物曬乾至像木乃伊。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於形容古代（如埃及）的屍體防腐過程，也可用於形容極乾的東西。多見於正式、學術或歷史語境。常與「屍體」、「遺體」等搭配。

Examples

The ancient Egyptians mummified their kings.

古埃及人會將國王**做成木乃伊**。

They learned how to mummify a body in history class.

他們在歷史課學習瞭如何**做木乃伊**。

Some cultures mummify animals as well as people.

有些文化不只**做成木乃伊**人，也會**做成木乃伊**動物。

That old orange in the fridge is so dry, it looks totally mummified.

冰箱裡那個舊橘子乾癟得完全像**木乃伊**一樣。

If you leave fruit out too long, it can mummify and turn hard as a rock.

水果放太久會**乾癟**，變得像石頭一樣硬。

Some extreme climates can naturally mummify bodies without any help from humans.

有些極端氣候可以在沒有人為協助下自然**使屍體木乃伊化**。