shame
/ʃeɪm; ʃem/ n
1 [U] painful feeling caused by wrong, dishonourable, improper or ridiculous behaviour (by oneself, one's family, etc) 羞耻; 羞愧; 惭愧
feel shame at having told a lie 说谎後感到羞愧
hang one's head in shame 惭愧得低下了头
To my shame (ie I feel shame that) I never thanked him for his kindness. 我感到惭愧的是对他的好意我从未表示过感谢.
2 [U] ability to feel shame 羞愧感
How could you do such a thing? Have you no shame? 你怎麽竟然做出这种事? 你难道不知羞耻吗?
She is completely without shame. 她恬不知耻.
3 [U] dishonour 耻辱: bring shame on sb/oneself, eg by doing sth wrong or unworthy 使某人[自己]丢脸
How can we make people forget the family's shame? 我们怎麽能让人忘记这一家庭耻辱呢?
4 a shame [sing]
(derog infml 贬, 口)
(a) person or thing that causes shame or is unworthy 可耻的人或事物
It's a shame to take money from those who can't afford it. 拿别人的钱使人家无以自立是十分可耻的.
(b) thing that is regrettable; a pity 遗憾的事; 可惜
What a shame you didn't win.你没赢, 真遗憾.
Isn't it a shame that the rain spoiled our picnic? 这场雨把我们的野餐给搅了, 可惜不可惜?
5 (idm 习语) put sb/sth to `shame be greatly superior to sb/sth 大大优越於某人[某事物]
Your beautiful handwriting puts my untidy scrawl to shame. 你漂亮的字体把我的潦草字迹比得见不得人. `shame on you you should feel shame (about what you have done or said) 你（对做的事或说的话）应该感到羞耻
How could you treat her so badly? Shame on you! 你怎麽能待她那麽坏? 真可耻! shame, v
1 [Tn]
(a) cause (sb) to feel shame(1) 使（某人）感到羞愧
He was shamed by how much more work the others had done. 别人做得多得多, 他感到很难为情.
(b) bring shame(3) upon (sb); dishonour 给（某人）带来耻辱; 使丢脸
You've shamed your family. 你给你们家丢脸了.
It's quite shaming that our society cares so little for the poor. 我们这个社会对穷人很不关心, 是很难堪的事.
2 (phr v) shame sb into/out of doing sth cause sb to do/not to do sth by making him feel shame 使某人感到惭愧而做[不做]某事
shame sb into apologizing 使某人惭愧得赔礼道歉.