单词 | disgrace |
释义 | disgrace —disgrace /dɪsˈɡreɪs/ noun [U] B2 embarrassment and the loss of other people's respect, or behaviour that causes this: » They were sent home in disgrace.» He brought disgrace on the whole team by falsifying the results.Thesaurus+: ↑Humiliating and degradingbe a disgraceB2 to be a very bad situation: » Three families living in one room - it's a disgrace!» [+ that] It's a disgrace that the government spends so much on guns and so little on education.Thesaurus+: ↑Morally wrong and evil , ↑Dishonestbe a disgrace to sb/sthC2 to be so bad or unacceptable that you make people lose respect for the group or activity you are connected to: » You're a disgrace (to the family) - what a way to behave!Thesaurus+: ↑Morally wrong and evil , ↑Dishonest• • • Extra Examples:» It's a disgrace that some war widows don't get a decent pension.» I think the way she's been treated is a downright disgrace.» She found the disgrace of losing her job very hard to deal with.» There is no disgrace in admitting that you cannot do something - it's always best to ask for help.» Andrew behaved so badly on the school trip that he was sent home in disgrace.verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for disgrace ► F0 to make people stop respecting you or your family, team, etc. by doing something very bad: » You have disgraced us all with your behaviour.Thesaurus+: ↑Humiliating and degradingdisgraced /-ˈɡreɪst/ adjective► F0» a disgraced politicianThesaurus+: ↑Humiliating and degrading |
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