shame

[ʃeɪm]
  • 释义
  • n.

    羞耻,惭愧;耻辱;让人遗憾的事;

  • v.

    使羞愧/惭愧;使丢脸;

  • int.

    (表示同情或喜爱)太遗憾了,好极了;

  • 词义辨析
  • shame, disgrace
  • 这两个词都含有“使羞耻、羞愧”“使丢脸”的意思。它们的区别是:
    disgrace强调的是失去他人的看重或受到冷遇即失宠; 而shame强调罪恶带来的羞愧。shame的语气较disgrace强烈。例如:
    He disgraced himself last night by drinking too much.他昨晚喝酒太多出了丑。
    The president's former adviser is now in disgrace.总统的前顾问现已失宠。
  • disgrace,humiliate,shame,dishonour
  • 这些动词都含“使丢脸、使受耻辱”之意。
    disgrace侧重在别人,尤其在众人面前丢脸。
    humiliate强调受辱者自尊心的损坏。
    shame指由不光彩或不道德的行为引起的惭愧感或羞耻感。
    dishonour有时可与disgrace换用,但前者是指因失去荣誉所致。
  • shame,disgrace,embarrassment,dishonour
  • 这些名词都含“丢脸,羞愧”之意。
    shame多指因非法婚烟、私生、卖国或犯法等而丢失脸面或败坏名声,使他人认为“丢脸”、“可耻”。
    disgrace常指失去他人的尊敬和称赞而使自己感受到的丢脸、耻辱。
    embarrassment多指在社交活动中所遇到的尴尬事。
    dishonour指失去原来享有的光荣或自尊和自重。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    They did not have enough money to adopt a child. It was such a shame.

    他们没有足够的钱去收养一个孩子,真让人惋惜。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    Museums have now been shamed out of selling the treasures from their collections.

    博物馆现在已经深感羞愧,不再变卖他们收藏的珍宝了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    He tried to deny it. Shame on him!

    他还想抵赖,真不害臊!

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her.

    儿子的事让她感到难堪和羞愧。

    柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    To my shame (= I feel shame that) I refused to listen to her side of the story.

    使我感到惭愧的是,我拒绝听她对事情的解释。

    牛津词典
  • 6、

    You have shamed your family.

    你使你的家庭蒙受了耻辱。

    牛津词典
  • 7、

    It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks...

    警察得忍受这些无谓的攻击,真是太不像话了。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 8、

    Shame, she's so cute!

    哇,她简直是太漂亮了!

    牛津词典
  • 9、

    It would be a crying shame (= a great shame) not to take them up on the offer.

    要是不接受他们的提议,将来后悔都来不及。

    牛津词典
  • 10、

    'She's failed her test again.' 'What a shame!'

    “她又没通过测验。”“真遗憾!”

    朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
  • 11、

    There is no shame in wanting to be successful.

    有抱负不是什么丢脸的事。

    牛津词典
  • 12、

    He would not let neighbours shame him into silence...

    邻居们试图想让他自感羞愧而从此闭口,他是不会乖乖就范的。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 13、

    His playing really put me to shame.

    他的表演真让我自惭形秽。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 14、

    (formal)She felt that her failure would bring shame on her family.

    她觉得她的失败会使家人蒙羞。

    牛津词典
  • 15、

    His generosity shamed them all.

    他的大度使他们都感到羞愧。

    牛津词典
  • 16、

    She felt a deep sense of shame...

    她深感羞愧。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 17、

    She shamed her father into promising more help.

    她使父亲感到过意不去,只好答应多给她些帮助。

    牛津词典
  • 18、

    He felt a deep sense of shame.

    他深深地感到羞愧。

    朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
  • 19、

    Have you no shame?

    你就不知道羞耻吗?

    牛津词典
  • 20、

    He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth.

    别人知道了事情的真相,他羞得无地自容。

    牛津词典
  • 21、

    I wouldn't shame my father by trying that.

    我不会做那种事让我父亲丢脸。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 22、

    It's a shame that she wasn't here to see it.

    真可惜她不能在这儿亲眼看看。

    牛津词典
  • 23、

    What a shame they couldn't come.

    他们不能来了,真是遗憾。

    牛津词典
  • 24、

    It's a shame about Tim, isn't it?

    蒂姆的事让人遗憾,你说是不是?

    牛津词典
  • 25、

    He committed suicide rather than face the shame of being linked to the scandal.

    他选择了自杀,不愿面对牵扯进这桩丑闻所带来的耻辱。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 26、

    She hung her head in shame.

    她羞愧地低下了头。

    牛津词典
  • 27、

    Their presentation put ours to shame.

    他们的演出使我们的相形见绌。

    牛津词典
  • 28、

    His face burned with shame.

    他的脸因羞愧而发烫。

    牛津词典
  • 29、

    I don't want to bring shame on the family name...

    我不想玷污家族的名声。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 30、

    They feel shame and guilt as though it is their fault...

    他们觉得羞愧和内疚,就好像这是他们的错。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典