mortified
常见例句
- I was MORTIFIED that they had a handful of my filthy drawings in their clutches.
当看到他们手里握满了我所作的污秽画作时,我实在是窘迫极了。 - I was so utterly and totally mortified I have never even spoken of this until now. My dad, thankfully, never mentioned it either.
我从来没有这么窘迫过一直到现在我都没有和我的父亲说过这方面的事。 - With urbanisation, however, comes a state of mind that seeks to deny the very existence of fire—and is then mortified when it happens, and demands action to ensure it never happens again.
但随着城市化的发展,出现了这样一种心态——试图否认火灾的存在——然后一旦发生火灾,他们便极力灭火,要求采取行动以杜绝火灾再次发生。 - Looking back, Tories should be mortified by their slowness in taking New Labour seriously.
ECONOMIST: Bagehot 返回 mortified