mummify
/ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.[usu. as adj. mummified]
1- (especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) by embalming and wrapping it in cloth(尤在古埃及)将(尸体)制成木乃伊。
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- shrivel or dry up (a body or a thing), thus preserving it使(尸体, 物品)脱水(或干燥)以保存, 使成木乃伊:
the wind must have dehydrated and mummified the body.
一定是风让尸体干成了木乃伊。
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