[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]羞耻;羞愧;惭愧Shame is an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you have done something wrong or embarrassing, or when someone close to you has.
She felt a deep sense of shame...
她深感羞愧。
They feel shame and guilt as though it is their fault...
他们觉得羞愧和内疚,就好像这是他们的错。
Her father and her brothers would die of shame...
她父亲和她的兄弟们会羞愧死。
I was, to my shame, a coward.
我很惭愧,我是个懦夫。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]丢脸;耻辱 If someone brings shame on you, they make other people lose their respect for you.
I don't want to bring shame on the family name...
我不想玷污家族的名声。
He committed suicide rather than face the shame of being linked to the scandal.
他选择了自杀,不愿面对牵扯进这桩丑闻所带来的耻辱。
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[VERB 动词]使羞愧;使惭愧;使难为情 If something shames you, it causes you to feel shame.
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Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her.
儿子的事让她感到难堪和羞愧。
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[VERB 动词]使蒙受耻辱;使丢脸 If you shame someone close to you, you make people lose their respect for that person, by behaving in an unacceptable way.
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I wouldn't shame my father by trying that.
我不会做那种事让我父亲丢脸。
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[VERB 动词]使…感到羞愧(而不得不做…) If you shame someone into doing something, you force them to do it by making them feel ashamed not to.
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He would not let neighbours shame him into silence...
邻居们试图想让他自感羞愧而从此闭口,他是不会乖乖就范的。
Museums have now been shamed out of selling the treasures from their collections.
博物馆现在已经深感羞愧,不再变卖他们收藏的珍宝了。
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[N-SING 单数名词]令人惋惜的事;让人遗憾的事 If you say that something is a shame, you are expressing your regret about it and indicating that you wish it had happened differently.
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It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks...
警察得忍受这些无谓的攻击,真是太不像话了。
They did not have enough money to adopt a child. It was such a shame.
他们没有足够的钱去收养一个孩子,真让人惋惜。
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[CONVENTION 惯用语]真丢脸;真不害臊 You can use shame in expressions such as shame on you and shame on him to indicate that someone ought to feel shame for something they have said or done.
[feelings]
He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
他还想抵赖,真不害臊!
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[PHRASE 短语]使自惭形秽;使相形见绌;使自愧不如 If someone puts you to shame, they make you feel ashamed because they do something much better than you do.
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His playing really put me to shame.
他的表演真让我自惭形秽。
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shame★/ʃeɪm; NAmEʃeɪm/
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shameshamesshamedshamingnoun★1★[uncountable ]the feelings of sadness, embarrassment and guiltthat you have when you know that sth you have done is wrong or stupid 羞耻;羞愧;惭愧◆His face burned with shame.他的脸因羞愧而发烫。◆She hung her head in shame.她羞愧地低下了头。◆He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth.别人知道了事情的真相,他羞得无地自容。◆To my shame(= I feel shame that)I refused to listen to her side of the story. 使我感到惭愧的是,我拒绝听她对事情的解释。2[uncountable ]( formal) ( only used in questions and negative sentences 仅用于疑问句和否定句) the ability to feel shameat sth you have done 羞耻心;羞愧感◆Have you no shame?你就不知道羞耻吗?3★a shame[singular ]used to say that sth is a cause for feeling sad or disappointed 令人惋惜的事;让人遗憾的事SYN
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◆What a shamethey couldn't come. 他们不能来了,真是遗憾。◆It's a shame aboutTim, isn't it? 蒂姆的事让人遗憾,你说是不是?◆It's a shame thatshe wasn't here to see it. 她要是在这儿亲眼看看,那该多好。◆It would be a crying shame(= a great shame)not to take them up on the offer. 要是不接受他们的提议,将来后悔都来不及。4★[uncountable ]the loss of respect that is caused when you do sth wrong or stupid 耻辱;丢脸◆There is no shame inwanting to be successful. 有抱负不是什么丢脸的事。◆( formal) She felt that her failure would bring shame onher family. 她觉得她的失败会使家人蒙羞。IDIOMSput sb/sth to ˈshameto be much better than sb/sth 大大胜过;使相形见绌;使自愧不如◆Their presentation put ours to shame.他们的演出使我们的相形见绌。ˈshame on you, him, etc.( informal) used to say that sb should feel ashamed for sth they have said or done (责备时说)真丢脸,真不害臊☞more at
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v.verb1shamesb to make sb feel ashamed 使羞愧(或惭愧)◆His generosity shamed them all.他的大度使他们都感到羞愧。2shamesb ( formal) to make sb feel that they have lost honour or respect 使蒙受耻辱;使丢脸◆You have shamed your family.你使你的家庭蒙受了耻辱。PHRASAL VERBˈshame sb into doing sthto persuade sb to do sth by making them feel ashamed not to do it 使某人羞愧而不得不做(某事)◆She shamed her father into promising more help.她使父亲感到过意不去,只好答应多给她些帮助。exclamation( SAfrE) used to express sympathy, or to show that you like sb/sth (表示赞叹或喜爱)真可惜,太遗憾了,好极了,真棒◆Shame, she's so cute!哇,她简直是太漂亮了!shame/ʃeɪm; NAmEʃeɪm/
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1it’s a shame/what a shame etc spoken used when you wish a situation was different, and you feel sad or disappointed: ‘She’s failed her test again.’ ‘What a shame!’It’s a shame that you have to leave so soon.What a shame we missed the wedding.It's a shame about the weather.it is a shame to do something It’s a shame to cover this beautiful table with a tablecloth. I can’t imagine why they canceled your show, Tracy. That’s such a shame.a crying/great/terrible shame It was a crying shame that they lost the game.RegisterIn written English, people usually say something is unfortunate rather than a shame:· It’s unfortunate that these warnings were not taken seriously.2[uncountable] the feeling you have when you feel guilty and embarrassed because you, or someone who is close to you, have done something wrong: He felt a deep sense of shame. Maria blushed with shame.To her shame (=it made her feel ashamed), she gained back all the weight she’d lost. He’s brought shame on the whole family.hang/bow your head in shame (=look down, or feel like you should look down, because you feel so ashamed) I bow my head in shame when I think of how I treated her.There’s no shame in (=it should not make you feel ashamed) saying ‘I don’t know.’3[uncountable] the ability to feel shame: How could you do such a thing? Have you no shame?4shame on you/him/them etc spoken used to say that someone should feel guilty or embarrassed because of something they have done: Shame on you, Fred. I thought you were my friend!5put somebody/something to shame to be so much better than someone or something else that it makes the other thing seem very bad or ordinary: His cooking puts mine to shame.THESAURUSshame the feeling you have when you feel guilty and embarrassed because you, or someone who is close to you, have done something wrong: · She never overcame the shame of having abandoned her children.· He remembered his angry words with a deep sense of shame.· Following the scandal, Garrison resigned in shame.humiliation a feeling of shame and embarrassment because you have been made to look weak or stupid in front of other people: · What really upset me was the humiliation of having to ask her for money.· He suffered the humiliation of defeat in the first round of the competition.dishonour British English, dishonor American English formal the loss of other people’s respect because you have done something bad, or you have been unsuccessful: · His comments have brought shame and dishonour on him and his profession.· There is no dishonour in failure when you have done everything you possibly can to succeed.stigma the feeling that other people in society disapprove of you because of something that has happened to you, or because you feel different from most other people in some way – used especially when this seems unfair and unreasonable: · Even when someone has been found innocent of a crime, the stigma often remains.· At first I found the stigma of being unemployed very difficult to cope with.· In many countries there is still a strong social stigma attached to homosexuality.great shamedisgrace a complete loss of people’s respect because you have done something very bad and shocking: · His actions brought disgrace on the family.· The players were sent home in disgrace after admitting taking drugs.· Garton killed himself because he could not bear the disgrace of being charged with corruption.ignominy formal a feeling of great shame and embarrassment because you have been made to look weak or stupid – a very formal use: · The team suffered the ignominy of losing five games in a row.· She hoped to avoid the ignominy of having to appear in court.
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1to make someone feel ashamed: It shames me to say it, but I lied. He felt shamed and humiliated by the treatment he had received.2shame somebody into doing something to force someone to do something by making them feel ashamed: His wife shamed him into handing the money back.3to be so much better than someone else that you make them seem bad or feel embarrassed: Their training record shamed other companies.4to make someone feel they have lost all honour and respect: She had shamed her family name (=done something that made her family lose honour).
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