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单词 disgrace
释义 disgrace

disgrace /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

noun [U]
1
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 degrading
be a disgrace
2
B2 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 , ↑Dishonest
be a disgrace to sb/sth
3
C2 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
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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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