shame
n
1 [U] painful feeling caused by wrong, dishonourable, improper or ridiculous behaviour (by oneself, one's family, etc) 羞恥; 羞愧; 慚愧
feel shame at having told a lie 說謊後感到羞愧
hang one's head in shame 慚愧得低下了頭
To my shame (ie I feel shame that) I never thanked him for his kindness. 我感到慚愧的是對他的好意我從未表示過感謝.
2 [U] ability to feel shame 羞愧感
How could you do such a thing? Have you no shame? 你怎麼竟然做出這種事? 你難道不知羞恥嗎?
She is completely without shame. 她恬不知恥.
3 [U] dishonour 恥辱: bring shame on sb/oneself, eg by doing sth wrong or unworthy 使某人[自己]丟臉
How can we make people forget the family's shame? 我們怎麼能讓人忘記這一家庭恥辱呢?
4 a shame [sing]
(derog infml 貶, 口)
(a) person or thing that causes shame or is unworthy 可恥的人或事物
It's a shame to take money from those who can't afford it. 拿別人的錢使人家無以自立是十分可恥的.
(b) thing that is regrettable; a pity 遺憾的事; 可惜
What a shame you didn't win.你沒贏, 真遺憾.
Isn't it a shame that the rain spoiled our picnic? 這場雨把我們的野餐給攪了, 可惜不可惜?
5 (idm 習語) put sb/sth to `shame be greatly superior to sb/sth 大大優越於某人[某事物]
Your beautiful handwriting puts my untidy scrawl to shame. 你漂亮的字體把我的潦草字跡比得見不得人. `shame on you you should feel shame (about what you have done or said) 你(對做的事或說的話)應該感到羞恥
How could you treat her so badly? Shame on you! 你怎麼能待她那麼壞? 真可恥! 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. 別人做得多得多, 他感到很難為情.
(b) bring shame(3) upon (sb); dishonour 給(某人)帶來恥辱; 使丟臉
You've shamed your family. 你給你們家丟臉了.
It's quite shaming that our society cares so little for the poor. 我們這個社會對窮人很不關心, 是很難堪的事.
2 (phr v) shame sb into/out of doing sth cause sb to do/not to do sth by making him feel shame 使某人感到慚愧而做[不做]某事
shame sb into apologizing 使某人慚愧得賠禮道歉.
?? 考研助記
做過傻(sha)事的我(me),心里深感 羞愧
?? 擴展釋義
*[?eim]n. 羞恥, 羞愧, 恥辱vt. 使羞愧, 侮辱【法】 羞恥, 羞辱, 可恥之事相關詞組: 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