shame
noun uk/ʃeɪm/ us/ʃeɪm/
(BAD LUCK)
A2 [ S ]可惜，遗憾
If something is described as a shame, it is disappointing or not satisfactory.
[ + that ] It's a (great/real) shame that the event had to be cancelled. 音乐会被迫取消，真是（很）遗憾。
[ + to infinitive ] Have some more vegetables - it would be a shame to waste them. 再吃点蔬菜吧——浪费就太可惜了。
"Douglas had to miss the school concert because he was ill." "Oh, what a shame/that's a shame!" “道格拉斯因病不能参加学校音乐会了。”“哦，那真是太遗憾了！”
- More 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.
(BAD FEELING)
C1 [ U ]羞耻，羞愧
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. 他说他并不为自己的所作所为感到羞愧。
The children hung/bowed their heads in shame. 孩子们羞愧地低下了头。
The shame of the scandal was so great that he shot himself a few weeks later. 这件丑闻让他无地自容，所以几个星期后他开枪自杀了。
You can't go out dressed like that - have you no shame (= don't you feel ashamed about being dressed like that)? 你不能穿成这样就出去——你就不怕丢人吗？
[ U ]丢脸;耻辱
loss of honour and respect
He thinks there's great shame in being out of work and unable to provide for his family. 他认为没有工作、无法养活家人是一件很丢脸的事情。
In some societies, if a woman leaves her husband, it brings shame on her and her family. 在有些社会里，如果妇女离开自己的丈夫，这会给她和她的家人带来耻辱。
put someone to shame UK使（某人）感到羞愧
to make someone feel ashamed
It puts me to shame that I still haven't replied to David's letter. 我还没有给戴维回信，真让我惭愧。
to my shame 令（我）羞愧的是
I feel ashamed because
To my shame, I never wrote and thanked Mary for her present. 令人羞愧的是，我从没有给玛丽写信，感谢她送的礼物。
shame on you （你）应该感到羞愧
used to tell someone that they should feel sorry for something they did
Shame on you for being so mean. 你如此刻薄，应该感到羞愧。
humorous You were in town and you didn't come and see us - shame on you! 你来过城里却没有来看我们——真不像话！
- More 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.
(COMPARE WELL)
put someone/something to shame 使相形见绌
to make someone or something seem not good by comparison
Your cooking puts mine to shame. 你做菜的功夫令我自愧不如。
Idiom
die of shameidiom informal 羞愧死了，羞愧难当
to feel extremely ashamed
If anyone found out that I took the money, I'd die of shame. 如果有人发现钱是我拿的，我会羞愧死的。
shame
verb [ T ] uk/ʃeɪm/ us/ʃeɪm/
(BAD FEELING)
使感到羞愧;使丢脸;羞辱
to make someone feel ashamed, or to make someone or something lose honour and respect
It shames me that I treated her so badly. 我对她这么不好，真是令我羞愧。
The behaviour of a few children has shamed the whole school. 少数学生的行为使整个学校都蒙受耻辱。
（尤指在网上）公开批评，表示谴责
to publicly criticize and draw attention to something someone has done, especially on the internet
A girl has shamed her library for saying she couldn't take part in a "boys only" robotics course. 因为女孩去的图书馆说机器人设计课程“只允许男孩参加”，她在网上发表了对他们的批评。
shame someone into/out of something 使（某人）感到羞愧而做／不做…
to cause someone to do or not to do something by making them feel ashamed
[ + -ing verb ] The city council was shamed into taking action after criticism in the national and local media. 在遭到全国和地方媒体批评之后，市政局在羞愧之下采取了行动。
(COMPARE WELL)
使相形见绌
to be so much better than something else that the other thing seems of a low standard by comparison
The school's exam results shame those of the other schools in the area. 该校的考试成绩使这个地区的其他学校都相形见绌。
shame
exclamation mainly UK uk/ʃeɪm/ us/ʃeɪm/
（用于表示不赞同演讲者所说的话）可耻
used to express disapproval of something that a public speaker is saying
To cries of "Shame!", the minister announced that taxes were being increased. 在一片“可耻”的指责声中，部长宣布加税。