| 单词 | shame |
| 释义 | shame —shame /ʃeɪm/ exclamation ► F0 used to express disapproval of something that a public speaker is saying: » To cries of 'Shame!', the minister announced that taxes were being increased.Thesaurus+: ↑Interjections , ↑Sounds used as interjectionsnoun (BAD FEELING) C1 [U] an uncomfortable feeling of guilt or of being ashamed because of your own or someone else's bad behaviour: » He said he felt no shame for what he had done.» The children hung/bowed their heads in shame.» The shame of the scandal was so great that he shot himself a few weeks later.» You can't go out dressed like that - have you no shame (= don't you feel ashamed about being dressed like that)?Thesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regretF0 [U] loss of honour and respect: » He thinks there's great shame in being out of work and unable to provide for his family.» In some societies, if a woman leaves her husband, it brings shame on her and her family.Thesaurus+: ↑Humiliating and degradingput sb to shameF0 to make someone feel ashamed: » It puts me to shame that I still haven't replied to David's letter.Thesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regretto my shameF0 I feel ashamed because: » To my shame, I never wrote and thanked Mary for her present.Thesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regretshame on youF0 used to tell someone that they should feel sorry for something they did: » Shame on you for being so unkind.» HUMOROUS You mean you were in town and you didn't come and see us - shame on you!Thesaurus+: ↑Humiliating and degradingWord Builder:–Nouns: shame–Adjectives: ashamed, shameful, shameless, unashamed–Verbs: shame–Adverbs: shamefully, shamelessly• • • Extra Examples:» He knew he'd done something wrong and hung his head in shame.» He went scarlet with shame and embarrassment.» Her face burned with shame.» The shame of losing a game of tennis to my mother!» I couldn't treat anyone so badly - I couldn't bear the shame.noun (COMPARE WELL) put sb/sth to shame► F0 to make someone or something seem not good by comparison: » Your cooking puts mine to shame.Thesaurus+: ↑Comparing and contrastingnoun [S] (BAD LUCK) ► A2 If something is described as a shame, it is disappointing or not satisfactory: » [+ that] It's a (great) shame that the concert had to be cancelled.» [+ to infinitive] Have some more vegetables - it would be a shame to waste them.» "Douglas is having to miss the school concert because he's ill." "Oh, what a shame/that's a shame!"Thesaurus+: ↑Good luck and bad luck• • • Extra Examples:» What a shame that you couldn't go to the party.» "I'm afraid I can't come tonight." " Oh, that's a shame."» It's such a shame they shut that factory down.» "Go on, finish off this tart, Paul." "Well, it seems a shame to let it go to waste."» It seems a shame to miss such a nice occasion.verb [T] (BAD FEELING) ↑Verb Endings for shame F0 to make someone feel ashamed, or to make someone or something lose honour and respect: » It shames me that I treated her so badly.» The behaviour of a few children has shamed the whole school.Thesaurus+: ↑Humiliating and degradingshame sb into/out of sthF0 to cause someone to do or not to do something by making them feel ashamed: » [+ -ing verb] The number of people out of work has shamed the government into taking action to prevent further job losses.Thesaurus+: ↑Humiliating and degradingWord Builder:–Nouns: shame–Adjectives: ashamed, shameful, shameless, unashamed–Verbs: shame–Adverbs: shamefully, shamelesslyverb [T] (COMPARE WELL) ↑Verb Endings for shame ► F0 to be so much better than something that is seems of a low standard by comparison: » The school's exam results shame those of the other schools in the area.Thesaurus+: ↑Surpassing in quality or number |
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