shame

英 [ʃeɪm]

美 [ʃeɪm]

n.  羞耻; 羞愧; 惭愧; 羞耻心; 羞愧感; 令人惋惜的事; 让人遗憾的事
v.  使羞愧(或惭愧); 使蒙受耻辱; 使丢脸
int.  (表示同情或喜爱)真可惜，太遗憾了，好极了，真棒

过去分词：shamed　第三人称单数：shames　过去式：shamed　现在分词：shaming　复数：shames　

中考高考CET4CET6考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3668 / COCA.3767

短语用例

shame sb into doing sth

• 使某人羞愧而不得不做（某事）
  to persuade sb to do sth by making them feel ashamed not to do it
  1. His face burned with shame.
     他的脸因羞愧而发烫。
  2. She hung her head in shame.
     她羞愧地低下了头。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。

习惯用语

n.

put sb/sth to shame
• 大大胜过；使相形见绌；使自愧不如
  to be much better than sb/sth
• Their presentation put ours to shame.
  他们的演出使我们的相形见绌。
shame on you, him, etc.
• （责备时说）真丢脸，真不害臊
  used to say that sb should feel ashamed for sth they have said or done
name and shame
• 公布行为不当或违法者的名单；公布黑名单
  to publish the names of people or organizations who have done sth wrong or illegal

牛津词典

noun

• 羞耻；羞愧；惭愧
  the feelings of sadness, embarrassment and guilt that you have when you know that sth you have done is wrong or stupid
  1. His face burned with shame.
     他的脸因羞愧而发烫。
  2. She hung her head in shame.
     她羞愧地低下了头。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• 羞耻心；羞愧感
  the ability to feel shame at sth you have done
  1. Have you no shame?
     你就不知道羞耻吗？
• 令人惋惜的事；让人遗憾的事
  used to say that sth is a cause for feeling sad or disappointed
  1. What a shame they couldn't come.
     他们不能来了，真是遗憾。
  2. It's a shame about Tim, isn't it?
     蒂姆的事让人遗憾，你说是不是？
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• 耻辱；丢脸
  the loss of respect that is caused when you do sth wrong or stupid
  1. There is no shame in wanting to be successful.
     有抱负不是什么丢脸的事。
  2. She felt that her failure would bring shame on her family.
     她觉得她的失败会使家人蒙羞。

verb

• 使羞愧（或惭愧）
  to make sb feel ashamed
  1. His generosity shamed them all.
     他的大度使他们都感到羞愧。
• 使蒙受耻辱；使丢脸
  to make sb feel that they have lost honour or respect
  1. You have shamed your family.
     你使你的家庭蒙受了耻辱。

exclamation

• （表示同情或喜爱）真可惜，太遗憾了，好极了，真棒
  used to express sympathy, or to show that you like sb/sth
  1. Shame, she's so cute!
     哇，她简直是太漂亮了！

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 羞耻;羞愧;惭愧
  Shameis an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you have done something wrong or embarrassing, or when someone close to you has.
  1. She felt a deep sense of shame...
     她深感羞愧。
  2. 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。
  3. Her father and her brothers would die of shame...
     她父亲和她的兄弟们会羞愧死。
  4. I was, to my shame, a coward.
     我很惭愧，我是个懦夫。
• N-UNCOUNT 丢脸;耻辱
  If someone bringsshame onyou, they make other people lose their respect for you.
  1. I don't want to bring shame on the family name...
     我不想玷污家族的名声。
  2. 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。
• VERB 使羞愧;使惭愧;使难为情
  If somethingshamesyou, it causes you to feel shame.
  1. Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her.
     儿子的事让她感到难堪和羞愧。
• VERB 使蒙受耻辱;使丢脸
  If youshamesomeone close to you, you make people lose their respect for that person, by behaving in an unacceptable way.
  1. I wouldn't shame my father by trying that.
     我不会做那种事让我父亲丢脸。
• VERB 使…感到羞愧(而不得不做…)
  If youshamesomeoneintodoing something, you force them to do it by making them feel ashamed not to.
  1. 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。
  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。
• N-SING 令人惋惜的事;让人遗憾的事
  If you say that something isa shame, you are expressing your regret about it and indicating that you wish it had happened differently.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• CONVENTION 真丢脸;真不害臊
  You can useshamein expressions such asshame on youandshame on himto indicate that someone ought to feel shame for something they have said or done.
  1. He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
     他还想抵赖，真不害臊！
• PHRASE 使自惭形秽;使相形见绌;使自愧不如
  If someoneputsyouto shame, they make you feel ashamed because they do something much better than you do.
  1. His playing really put me to shame.
     他的表演真让我自惭形秽。

英英释义

noun

• an unfortunate development
  1. it's a pity he couldn't do it
  Synonym:pity
• a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
• a state of dishonor
  1. one mistake brought shame to all his family
  2. suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
  Synonym:disgraceignominy

verb

• surpass or beat by a wide margin
• cause to be ashamed
• compel through a sense of shame
  1. She shamed him into making amends
• bring shame or dishonor upon
  1. he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
  Synonym:dishonordisgracedishonourattaint

双语例句

• What a shame to deceive the girl!
  欺骗那女孩是多么可耻的事啊！
• She blushed with shame.
  她因羞愧而脸红。
• Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her.
  儿子的事让她感到难堪和羞愧。
• I was so overpowered by my guilt and my shame that I was unable to speak.
  内疚和羞愧令我无地自容，难以启齿。
• She felt a deep sense of shame
  她深感羞愧。
• Her father and her brothers would die of shame
  她父亲和她的兄弟们会羞愧死。
• They think it a shame for a man not to work.
  他们认为男人不工作是件可耻的事。
• I nearly died of shame
  我羞愧难当。
• You've no reason to reproach yourself, no reason to feel shame
  你没有理由自责，也没有理由感到惭愧。
• The government will also name and shame the worst performing airlines.
  政府还将曝光业绩最差的航空公司。