Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense shames, present participle shaming, past tense, past participle shamed
1N-UNCOUNT 羞耻;羞愧;惭愧Shame is an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you have done something wrong or embarrassing, or when someone close to you has. 羞耻;羞愧;惭愧
She felt a deep sense of shame.
她深感羞愧。
They feel shame and guilt as though it is their fault.
5VERB 使…感到羞愧(而不得不做…) If you shame someone into doing something, you force them to do it by making them feel ashamed not to. 使…感到羞愧(而不得不做…)
He would not let neighbours shame him into silence. [V n + into/out of]
邻居们试图想让他自感羞愧而从此闭口,他是不会乖乖就范的。
Museums have now been shamed out of selling the treasures from their collections. [V n into/out of n/-ing]
博物馆现在已经深感羞愧,不再变卖他们收藏的珍宝了。
6N-SING 令人惋惜的事;让人遗憾的事 If you say that something is a shame, you are expressing your regret about it and indicating that you wish it had happened differently. 令人惋惜的事;让人遗憾的事 [feelings]
It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks.
警察得忍受这些无谓的攻击,真是太不像话了。
They did not have enough money to adopt a child. It was such a shame.
他们没有足够的钱去收养一个孩子,真让人惋惜。
7CONVENTION 真丢脸;真不害臊 You can use shame in expressions such as shame on you and shame on him to indicate that someone ought to feel shame for something they have said or done. 真丢脸;真不害臊 [feelings]
He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
他还想抵赖,真不害臊!
8PHRASE 使自惭形秽;使相形见绌;使自愧不如 If someone puts you to shame, they make you feel ashamed because they do something much better than you do. 使自惭形秽;使相形见绌;使自愧不如
His playing really put me to shame.
他的表演真让我自惭形秽。
Quotations
It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of homeCharles DickensGreat Expectations