Learner's definition of SHAME
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[noncount] : a feeling of guilt, regret, or sadness that you have because you know you have done something wrong羞愧;羞耻;惭愧 -
He felt shame for his lies.他为自己的谎言感到羞愧。
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The defendant hung his head in shame. [=looked down because he was ashamed]被告羞愧地低下了头。
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Shame on you [=you should feel shame] for being so rude.你如此无礼,真丢人。
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[noncount] : ability to feel guilt, regret, or embarrassment羞愧感;羞耻心 3
[noncount] : dishonor or disgrace不光彩;耻辱 -
Her crimes brought shame upon her family.她的罪行使家人蒙羞。
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There is no shame in admitting your mistakes. [=you should not feel ashamed/embarrassed about admitting your mistakes]承认自己的错误并没有什么丢人的。
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He had to endure the shame of being fired.他不得不承受被解雇的羞耻。
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[singular] : something that is regretted : pity令人惋惜的事;遗憾的事 -
It would be a shame to give up now. We're so close to the end.现在放弃太可惜了,我们已经接近尾声了。
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It's a shame that you'll miss the show.你错过了这场表演,真是太遗憾了。
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What a shame that they lost the game.真遗憾,他们输掉了这场比赛。
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I heard you lost your job. That's (such) a shame.我听说你丢了工作,真是太遗憾了。
put (someone or something) to shame
: to be much better than (someone or something)使相形见绌 2 shame /ˈʃeɪm/ verb
shames; shamed; shaming
shames; shamed; shaming
Learner's definition of SHAME
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: to cause (someone) to feel ashamed使感到羞耻;使感到羞愧 2
: to force (someone) to act in a specified way by causing feelings of shame or guilt使某人感到羞愧而不得不 —
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