mortified

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

I was MORTIFIED that they had a handful of my filthy drawings in their clutches.
當(dāng)看到他們手里握滿了我所作的污穢畫作時(shí)，我實(shí)在是窘迫極了。
I was so utterly and totally mortified I have never even spoken of this until now. My dad, thankfully, never mentioned it either.
我從來沒有這么窘迫過一直到現(xiàn)在我都沒有和我的父親說過這方面的事。
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.
但隨著城市化的發(fā)展，出現(xiàn)了這樣一種心態(tài)——試圖否認(rèn)火災(zāi)的存在——然后一旦發(fā)生火災(zāi)，他們便極力滅火，要求采取行動(dòng)以杜絕火災(zāi)再次發(fā)生。

Looking back, Tories should be mortified by their slowness in taking New Labour seriously.
ECONOMIST: Bagehot

If you say that someone is mortified, you mean that they feel extremely offended, ashamed, or embarrassed.