shame

[US]/ʃeɪm/
[UK]/ʃem/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 羞恥,羞愧;憾事
vt. 使丟臉,使羞愧
Word Forms
過去分詞shamed
過去式shamed
複數shames
現在分詞shaming
第三人稱單數shames

Phrases & Collocations

feel ashamed

感到羞愧

put to shame

使蒙羞;使自愧不如

in shame

因爲恥辱;因爲害羞

bring shame on

抹黑,使……蒙羞

sense of shame

羞恥感

what a shame

多可惜;真丟臉

shame on you

你太無恥

for shame

真不害臊;不要臉

such a shame

真羞恥

Example Sentences

It is a shame to be so wasteful.

這樣浪費太可恥了。

shame gave a damp to her triumph.

羞愧使她的勝利喜悅減色。

class shame is a function of social power.

階級羞恥感隨社會權力的差異而有所不同。

shame on you for hitting a woman.

你真丟臉,竟然打女人。

it is a shame that they are not better known.

他們沒有更出名,真是件憾事。

feel shame at having bungled

因工作做得不好而感到羞愧

What a shame to treat you like that!

那樣對待你真是太不公平了!

shame sb. for his ill conduct

使某人爲自己的劣跡而感到羞愧

I thought shame to be so careless.

我因爲這樣粗枝大葉而感到 慚愧。

shame burning in my heart.

羞愧在我心中燃燒

to shame sb. into doing good

使某人因受羞愧的刺激而上進

A shame does not rub off.

恥辱無法抹滅。

It's a shame you can't stay with us.

你不能留下來和我們在一起, 真是太遺憾了。

Mungo felt a pang of shame at telling Alice a lie.

芒戈因爲對艾麗斯撒謊而感到羞愧難當。

it is a shame when a mother outshines a daughter.

母親勝過女兒是件憾事。

he felt a pang of shame at telling Alice a lie.

他因向艾麗斯撒了謊而感到一陣羞愧。

the incident had brought shame on his family.

這件事給他家人帶來恥辱。

ignorance of Latin would be a disgrace and a shame to any public man.

公衆人物不懂拉丁語是恥辱丟臉的事。

Real-world Examples

Oh, shame! Oh utter shame! Where is the hall, the decorations?

呵,丟臉,呵,太丟臉了!客廳在哪裏,陳設又在哪裏呢?

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

Oh, that's a shame, isn't it Duggee?

哦,真遺憾,不是嗎,道奇?

Source: Hi! Dog Teacher (Video Version)

It seemed pointless but I think that's a shame!

似乎毫無意義,但我覺得太丟人了!

Source: Emma's delicious English

There is no shame in that, man.

這沒什麼好丟臉的。

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

Shame on you! Ugly baby judges you!

你太可恥了 醜寶寶唾棄你!

Source: Friends Season 8

To our shame, every day, to our shame.

讓我們感到羞恥的是,每天都是我們的羞恥。

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

It's the shame of feeling something good.

這是想感受美好時 就會有的恥辱。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

All of this is to America's shame.

但同時也讓美國陷入了巨大的風險。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) December 2015 Collection

Oh, what a shame. I really liked her.

真可惜,我很喜歡她。

Source: Friends Season 6

There's no shame in asking for help.

尋求幫助沒有什麼可恥的。

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

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