/ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ ||; ˈmɔrtəˌfaɪ/verb [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) (present participle mortifying third person singular present mortifies;past tense past participle mortified) (formal 正式) to make sb feel very embarrassed 使难堪；使窘迫；使受辱: She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said. 她意识到自己说的话他都听见了，觉得很难堪。 ➔mortification /ˌmɔ:tɪfɪˈkeɪʃn ||; ˌmɔrtəfəˈkeʃən/ noun [U] ➔mortifying adj How mortifying to have to apologize to him! 要向他道歉多失面子呀！