mummify

verb
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mummify
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/
he / she / it mummifies
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪz/
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪz/
past simple mummified
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪd/
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪd/
past participle mummified
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪd/
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪd/
-ing form mummifying
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪɪŋ/
🔊/ˈmʌmɪfaɪɪŋ/
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  1. to preserve a dead body by treating it with special oils and wrapping it in cloth把(尸体)制成木乃伊 synonym embalm
    • be mummified Animals held such a prominent place in ancient Egyptian society that tens of millions were mummified.动物在古埃及社会中占有举足轻重的地位,成千上万的动物被木乃伊化了。
    • a mummified body/cat木乃伊
    Topics Life stagesc2