feeling guilty or embarrassed because you have done something wrong , or think that you have not reached a standard that people expect 羞愧的；惭愧的；负疚的；害臊的 | I regret the incident and am deeply ashamed and embarrassed. 我对这个事故颇为后悔，并深感羞愧和窘迫。 |
| +of He’ s extremely ashamed of his behaviour last night. 他对昨晚的行为感到极为惭愧。 |
| ashamed of yourself You ought to be ashamed of yourself, using that kind of language! 你说那种话，应该感到害臊！ |
| +(that) I felt ashamed that I hadn’ t visited her more often. 我因没有更经常地去看望她而感到愧疚。 |
| | a | to feel disappointed and upset by someone’ s behaviour 为某人感到羞耻 | | I’ m ashamed of you – lying to your teacher! 我真替你害臊，你竟然向老师撒谎！ | |
| | b | to feel embarrassed because you are related to someone or connected with them 因某人而难堪 | | I could tell they were ashamed of me. 我能感觉到他们因我而难堪。 | |
| | c | to fail to do something , or not want to do it , because it would make you feel guilty or embarrassed 耻于做某事 | | He was ashamed to tell his family what had happened. 他耻于告诉他的家人发生的事。 | |
| | d | used for admitting something that you think people might be surprised or disappointed about 我很抱歉地说/承认 | | I’ m ashamed to admit that I’ ve never read any of her work. 我很抱歉地承认我从未读过她的任何作品。 | |
| | e | used for telling someone that they should not feel ashamed 没什么不好意思的 | | Being poor is nothing to be ashamed of. 贫穷并没有什么可耻的。 | |