| 释义 |
crying shame, a a crying shameSomething that is problematic and inopportune. It's a crying shame that the car just died—I planned to give it to you some day.See also: crying, shamecrying shame, aAn unfortunate situation, as in It's a crying shame that Bob can't find a job. This term may well come from the now obsolete to cry shame upon, meaning "express vigorous disapproval or censure," current from about 1600 to the mid-1800s. See also: crying |