| 单词 | it's a shame/what a shame etc |
| 释义 | it's a shame/what a shame etcit's a shame/what a shame etc spokenPITY/IT'S A PITY used when you wish a situation was different, and you feel sad or disappointed 真遗憾，多可惜啊 ‘She’s failed her test again.’ ‘What a shame!’ “她又没通过测验。”“真遗憾！” It’s a shame that you have to leave so soon. 你这么快就要走了，真遗憾。 What a shame we missed the wedding. 我们错过了这场婚礼，太可惜了。 It's a shame about the weather. 天气不好，真是遗憾。 it is a shame to do something It’s a shame to cover this beautiful table with a tablecloth. 把这么漂亮的桌子用桌布盖起来真是可惜。 I can’t imagine why they canceled your show, Tracy. That’s such a shame. 我搞不懂他们为什么把你的演出取消了，特蕾西。多可惜啊。 a crying/great/terrible shame It was a crying shame that they lost the game. 他们输了这场比赛真是太可惜了。 Register In written English, people usually say something is unfortunate rather than a shame: 在书面英语中,人们一般说unfortunate,而不说a shame It’s unfortunate that these warnings were not taken seriously. 真遗憾,这些警告没有得到重视。 Examples from the Corpus What a shame• Perhaps that was why they were determined to attack now without further delay? What a shame it all is, even so!• You can't do it. What a shame.• Jauja! What a shame you've never been there.• Now this. What a shame. → it’s a shame/what a shame etc at shame1(1) |
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