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| 1 | to make someone feel guilty or embarrassed 使愧疚；使羞愧 | The behaviour of the fans has shamed the team. 球迷的行为使这支球队深感愧疚。 | |
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| 2 | to cause yourself or someone else to lose respect or a good reputation 使蒙羞；玷污 | Mum thought my divorce shamed the family. 妈妈认为我的离婚使整个家族蒙羞。 | |
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| 3 | to make someone or something seem bad or less impressive by comparison 使相形见绌 | The standards these workers have achieved shames our own efforts. 这些工人们所达到的标准使我们自己的努力相形见绌。 | |
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| - | ˈshame ˌinto |
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| | shame sb into doing sth: to make someone feel so guilty or embarrassed that they do what you want 使（某人）出于羞愧而（做某事） | The Government have been shamed into providing more money for the project. 政府因感到羞愧只好为这个项目提供更多资金。 | |
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