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shame BAD FEELINGFeImn [U]an uncomfortable feeling of guilt or of being ashamed because of your own or someone else's bad behaviour羞耻，羞愧She was full of shame about having deceived her friend.她因欺骗了朋友而感到满心羞愧。He said that he felt no shame for what he had done.他说他并不为他的所作所为而感到羞惭。Many people were filled with a deep (sense of) shame at the actions taken by their government.许多人都对政府采取的行动感到深深的耻辱。The children hung/bowed their heads in shame.孩子们羞愧地低下了头。The shame of the scandal was so great that he shot himself a few weeks later.这件丑闻是奇耻大辱，所以他在几星期后开枪自杀了。If anyone found out that I took the money, I'd die of shame.如果谁发现是我拿了钱的话，我将蒙羞而死。It should be a matter of shame to the government that so many of the country's children don't have enough to eat.这么多孩子没有足够的食物应是一件使这个国家的政府感到羞耻的事情。To my shame, (= I feel ashamed because) I never wrote and thanked Mary for her present.使我感到羞愧的是我从未写信给玛丽来谢谢她送我礼物。It puts me to shame (= I feel ashamed) that it's taken me so long to write David the letter I owe him.我感到羞愧，因为我过了这么长的时间才给戴维写了我应该写的信。You can't go out dressed like that--have you no shame (= ability to feel ashamed because you are not dressed in an acceptable way)?你不能穿得这样出去----你没有羞耻感吗？Shame can also be loss of honour and respect.耻辱He thinks there's great shame in being out of work, and unable to provide for his family.他认为没有工作，不能养活家庭是一件极为丢脸的事。In some societies, if a woman leaves her husband, it brings shame on her and her family.在有些社会里，女人离开丈夫会给她和她的家庭都带来耻辱。Shame on you (= You should feel ashamed) for being so unkind.你应为你的冷酷而感到羞耻。(humorous) You mean you were in town and you didn't come and see us--shame on you!你的意思是你到过城里却没来看看我们----真不像话！People sometimes say 'Shame!' to express disapproval of something that is being said by a public speaker. 指责演讲者To cries of 'Shame!', the minister announced that taxes were being increased.在一片“可耻”的指责声中，部长宣布将会增税。
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