| 释义 |
shame /ʃeɪm/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 羞耻，羞愧；廉耻心，羞愧感
flush with shame 因羞惭而脸红
boil with shame at having failed in the examination 因考试不及格而万分羞愧
weep out of shame 因羞愧而哭泣
hang (或 drop) one's head for (或 in) shame 羞愧得垂下头
To our shame, we offered no alternative to them. 使我们惭愧的是，我们没有给他们任何选择的余地。
have no shame (或 show no shame, be quite without shame, be lost to shame, be dead to shame) 毫无廉耻之心
2. 羞辱，耻辱，丢脸
His bad behaviour brought shame on his whole family. 他的恶劣行径给他全家带来耻辱。
3. 带来耻辱的人(或事)
He is a shame to his school. 他是学校的耻辱。
4. 憾事；倒霉的事；令人憎恶的事
It's a shame I haven't seen more of you these recent years. 真遗憾，最近几年我未能经常见到你。
Shame (或A shame) they won't be there. 可惜他们将不在那儿。
It is a shame that they were cheated. 他们竟受了骗，真是太不像话了。
II ❶ vt.
1. 使感到羞耻
He was shamed by his failure to pass the final test. 他因期终测验不及格而感到羞耻。
My own naivete shamed me. 我为自己的幼稚感到难为情。
2. 使痛感羞愧而…
shame sb. into confessing 使某人感到羞愧而招供
He was shamed out of his bad habits. 他因感到难为情而改掉了坏习惯。
3. 使蒙受羞辱，使丢脸
He shamed his family by being sent to prison. 他因被关进监牢而使全家蒙受羞辱。
I wouldn't shame him. 我不会使他丢脸的。
4. 胜过，使相形见绌
His success shamed all his colleagues. 他的成功使他所有的同事都相形见绌。
❷ vi.
〈古〉[用于否定句]感到羞耻
He shamed not to say. 他感到羞耻而不肯说。
[<OE scamu; 与OHG scama 有关] phr. cry shame on sb. 指责某人可耻 For shame! 真丢脸!不像话! put to shame 1. 使感羞耻 His son's crimes put the old man to shame. 儿子的罪行使老人感到羞耻。2. 胜过，使相形见绌 His knowledge of our town put us all to shame. 他对我们这座城市的了解使我们所有人相形见绌。Shame on you! 〈口〉你真丢脸，你该觉得害臊 Shame on you! You should never treat an animal like that. 真丢脸! 你决不应该那样对待动物。What a shame! 1. 多丢脸! 2. 多遗憾；多倒霉；太不像话 A: Mary's cat has died. B: What a shame! 甲：玛丽的猫死了。乙：多倒霉啊! What a shame that he didn't win. 他输了，多不走运。 |