shame
n
1 [U] painful feeling caused by wrong, dishonourable, improper or ridiculous behaviour (by oneself, one's family, etc) 羞耻; 羞愧; 惭愧
feel shame at having told a lie 说谎後感到羞愧
hang one's head in shame 惭愧得低下了头
To my shame (ie I feel shame that) I never thanked him for his kindness. 我感到惭愧的是对他的好意我从未表示过感谢.
2 [U] ability to feel shame 羞愧感
How could you do such a thing? Have you no shame? 你怎麽竟然做出这种事? 你难道不知羞耻吗?
She is completely without shame. 她恬不知耻.
3 [U] dishonour 耻辱: bring shame on sb/oneself, eg by doing sth wrong or unworthy 使某人[自己]丢脸
How can we make people forget the family's shame? 我们怎麽能让人忘记这一家庭耻辱呢?
4 a shame [sing]
(derog infml 贬, 口)
(a) person or thing that causes shame or is unworthy 可耻的人或事物
It's a shame to take money from those who can't afford it. 拿别人的钱使人家无以自立是十分可耻的.
(b) thing that is regrettable; a pity 遗憾的事; 可惜
What a shame you didn't win.你没赢, 真遗憾.
Isn't it a shame that the rain spoiled our picnic? 这场雨把我们的野餐给搅了, 可惜不可惜?
5 (idm 习语) put sb/sth to `shame be greatly superior to sb/sth 大大优越於某人[某事物]
Your beautiful handwriting puts my untidy scrawl to shame. 你漂亮的字体把我的潦草字迹比得见不得人. `shame on you you should feel shame (about what you have done or said) 你(对做的事或说的话)应该感到羞耻
How could you treat her so badly? Shame on you! 你怎麽能待她那麽坏? 真可耻! shame, v
1 [Tn]
(a) cause (sb) to feel shame(1) 使(某人)感到羞愧
He was shamed by how much more work the others had done. 别人做得多得多, 他感到很难为情.
(b) bring shame(3) upon (sb); dishonour 给(某人)带来耻辱; 使丢脸
You've shamed your family. 你给你们家丢脸了.
It's quite shaming that our society cares so little for the poor. 我们这个社会对穷人很不关心, 是很难堪的事.
2 (phr v) shame sb into/out of doing sth cause sb to do/not to do sth by making him feel shame 使某人感到惭愧而做[不做]某事
shame sb into apologizing 使某人惭愧得赔礼道歉.
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做过傻(sha)事的我(me),心里深感 羞愧
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*[ʃeim]n. 羞耻, 羞愧, 耻辱vt. 使羞愧, 侮辱【法】 羞耻, 羞辱, 可耻之事相关词组: be past shame put sb to shame bring shame on oneself shame sb out of doing sth It is a shame that have no shame be quite without shame be lost to shame
In 1858 an area of poor housing, factories and farm buildings was torn down and Central Park was created, reaching from 59th Street to 110th Street and across three avenues.