单词 | disgrace |
释义 | noun | verb disgracedisgrace1 /dɪsˈgreɪs/ ●○○ noun 1[singular] something or someone that is so bad, wrong, or unacceptable that people should feel ashamed or upset about him, her, or it: it is a disgrace that It is a disgrace that we’ve been cutting down these ancient trees. The public schools here are an absolute disgrace.2[uncountable] the loss of other people’s respect because you have done something they strongly disapprove of: Smith faced total public disgrace after the incident. Athletes caught using drugs were sent home in disgrace. Her actions brought disgrace on the family.3be a disgrace (to somebody/something) to have a very bad effect on the opinion that people have of your family or the group that you belong to: Players who only think of their paychecks are a disgrace to the game of baseball.4no disgrace used to say that you should not feel ashamed about a particular situation or action: It’s no disgrace to be out of work. noun | verb disgracedisgrace2 verb [transitive] 1to do something so bad that people lose respect for your family or for the group you belong to: How could you disgrace us all like that?disgrace yourself She disgraced herself by getting completely drunk.2be disgraced to lose the respect of people because they disapprove of something you have done: He was publicly disgraced and driven from power. |
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