dishonour

英 [dɪsˈɒnə(r)]

美 [dɪsˈɑːnər]

n. 不名誉; 耻辱; 丢脸
v. 使丧失名誉; 使蒙受耻辱; 使丢脸; 违背，违反(协议或诺言)

过去分词：dishonoured　第三人称单数：dishonours　过去式：dishonoured　现在分词：dishonouring　复数：dishonours　

BNC.22127

牛津词典

noun

不名誉；耻辱；丢脸
a loss of honour or respect because you have done sth immoral or unacceptable

verb

使丧失名誉；使蒙受耻辱；使丢脸
to make sb/sth lose the respect of other people
1. You have dishonoured the name of the school.
  你败坏了学校的名声。
违背，违反（协议或诺言）
to refuse to keep an agreement or promise
1. He had dishonoured nearly all of his election pledges.
  他几乎违背了所有的竞选诺言。

in AM, use 美国英语用 dishonor

VERB 使丢脸;使丧失名誉
If youdishonoursomeone, you behave in a way that damages their good reputation.
1. It would dishonour my family if I didn't wear the veil.
  如果我不戴面纱就会有辱门楣。
N-UNCOUNT 不尊重;侮辱;丢脸
Dishonouris a state in which people disapprove of you and lose their respect for you.
1. ...a choice between death and dishonour...
  在死亡和耻辱之间作选择
2. She refuses to see her beloved boy die in such dishonor.
  她不愿看到她深爱的男友就这样不名誉地死去。
VERB 不遵守;不履行
If someonedishonoursan agreement, they refuse to act according to its conditions.
1. We found that the bank had dishonoured some of our cheques.
  我们发现银行拒绝兑现我们的部分支票。
2. ...the dishonoured pledges to British manufacturing.
  对英国制造业背弃承诺

noun

lacking honor or integrity
Synonym:dishonor
a state of shame or disgrace
1. he was resigned to a life of dishonor
Synonym:dishonor

verb

refuse to accept
1. dishonor checks and drafts
Synonym:dishonor
bring shame or dishonor upon
1. he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
Synonym:dishonordisgraceattaintshame
force (someone) to have sex against their will
1. The woman was raped on her way home at night
Synonym:raperavishviolateassaultdishonoroutrage

He had to choose between death and dishonour. I would as soon die as live in dishonour.
他不得不在死亡和屈辱之间进行抉择。与其屈辱地活着，我宁愿去死。
We are numb to dishonour.
我们对虚伪麻木不仁。
He chooses death before dishonour.
他宁愿死也不愿受辱。
We found that the bank had dishonoured some of our cheques.
我们发现银行拒绝兑现我们的部分支票。
Protest is dispensed with by any circumstance which would dispense with notice of dishonour.
拒绝证书可根据任何免除作不能兑现通知之情况而免除。
He wanted to save his dead brother's name from dishonour without obliging either his nephew or himself to part with a sou.
他要挽回亡弟的名誉，可无须他或他的侄儿花一个钱。
It would dishonour my family if I didn't wear the veil.
如果我不戴面纱就会有辱门楣。
If a person has no money in the bank, the bank will dishonour his checks.
如果一个人在银行里没有存款，那银行将拒绝支付他的支票。
A stay in such an institution should not bring shame or dishonour on the patients.
在这样一种医院里住，应该不会给病人带来难堪或耻辱。
Do not blacken your fame, and perish in dishonour!
不要玷污你的名声，不光彩地毁掉自己！