shame

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n. 羞耻, 羞愧, 耻辱 vt. 使羞愧, 侮辱

发音

US /ʃeɪm/

词形变化

shames 复数 shames shamed shames 三单 shameth shaming shaming 现在分词 shamed 过去式 shamed 过去分词 shamest shamedst 过去式 shameth 三单 shamed 复数 more shame 比较级 most shame 最高级

别名

schame

教材释义与例句

名词

羞耻,羞愧;憾事,带来耻辱的人

the feeling you have when you feel guilty and embarrassed because you, or someone who is close to you, have done something wrong

动词

使丢脸,使羞愧

to make someone feel ashamed

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.

    羞辱

    羞耻

    耻辱

    不可数

    When I realized that I had hurt my friend, I felt deep shame.

    The teenager couldn’t bear the shame of introducing his parents.

  2. 2.

    Something to regret.

    羞辱

    倒霉

    不可数

    It was a shame not to see the show after driving all that way.

  3. 3.

    Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.

    不可数
  4. 4.

    The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy.

    不可数
  5. 5.

    That which is shameful and private, especially private parts.

    不可数
  6. 6.

    The capacity to be ashamed, inhibiting one from brazen behaviour; due regard for one's own moral conduct and how one is perceived by others; restraint, moderation, decency.

    不可数

    Don't you have any shame?

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause to feel shame.

    对羞辱

    及物

    I was shamed by the teacher's public disapproval.

  2. 2.

    To denounce as having done something shameful; to criticize with the intent or effect of causing a feeling of shame.

    及物

    Stop shaming others about their food choices.

  3. 3.

    To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To drive or compel by shame.

    及物

    The politician was shamed into resigning.

  5. 5.

    To feel shame, be ashamed.

    不及物 废旧
  6. 6.

    To mock at; to deride.

    废旧 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Embarrassed and shy, particularly because one is the subject of attention.

  2. 2.

    Causing embarrassment or shyness.

interj.
  1. 1.

    A cry of admonition for the subject of a speech, either to denounce the speaker or to agree with the speaker's denunciation of some person or matter; often used reduplicated, especially in political debates.

  2. 2.

    Ellipsis of what a shame; expressing disappointment or sympathy

    Shame, you poor thing, you must be cold!

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English schame, from Old English sċamu, from Proto-Germanic *skamō. Cognates *German Scham (“shame”) *German Low German Schaam (“shame, shamefacedness”) *Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish skam (“shame”) *Faroese skomm (“shame, dishonour”) *Icelandic skömm (“shame”) *Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌰 (skama, “shame”).

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