mummify

• 指通过防腐处理和干燥来保存尸体，尤指效仿古埃及丧葬习俗的做法。也泛指使成为木乃伊或使干瘪。

A verb meaning to preserve a dead body by embalming and drying it, especially in the manner of ancient Egyptian burial practices.

1. Preserve while making lifelessC1formal

   To preserve something in a state that is lifeless or unchanging, often by drying or treating it.

   木乃伊化

   • The ancient ritual sought to mummify the body, keeping it intact but lifeless.
   • The dry desert air helped to mummify the remains naturally.
   • They attempted to mummify the corpse using traditional methods.

   同义词curedesiccatedryembalmpreserve

   反义词animaterevivevivify

2. Remove organs and dry out a dead bodyB2formal

   To preserve a dead body by removing the internal organs and drying it out, typically as part of an ancient burial practice.

   木乃伊化

   • The Egyptians would mummify their pharaohs to ensure their journey to the afterlife.
   • Priests spent weeks to mummify the deceased according to religious customs.
   • They learned how to mummify bodies using natron salts and linen wrappings.

   同义词embalmpreserve

3. Dry up and shrivel due to moisture lossC1formal

   To become completely dry and shrunken, often due to a total loss of moisture.

   干瘪萎缩

   • The fruit left in the sun began to mummify into a hard, wrinkled shell.
   • Without water, the plant's leaves started to mummify and fall off.
   • The ancient corpse had mummified naturally in the arid climate.

   同义词dehydratedesiccatedry upparchshrivelwither

   反义词dampendrenchhydratemoistensaturatesoak