shame

/ʃeɪm/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

羞耻；羞愧；憾事；令人遗憾的情况

释义与例句

n. 羞耻；羞愧
an uncomfortable feeling of guilt or embarrassment about something wrong you have done
  1. He felt a deep sense of shame after lying to his friend.
    对朋友撒谎后，他深感羞愧。
  2. She hung her head in shame.
    她羞愧地低下了头。
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  1. There is no shame in asking for help.
    寻求帮助并不可耻。
n. 憾事；令人遗憾的情况
a situation that makes you feel disappointed because it is unfortunate
  1. It is a shame that the concert was cancelled.
    音乐会取消了，真遗憾。
  2. What a shame you cannot join us for dinner.
    你不能和我们一起吃晚饭，真是太遗憾了。
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  1. It would be a shame to waste this opportunity.
    浪费这个机会就太可惜了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 ashamed 描述人感到羞愧；shameful 描述行为可耻；what a shame 表示“真遗憾”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • ashamed 羞愧的；惭愧的
    形容词，通常作表语，常用 be ashamed of sth 或 be ashamed to do sth。
  • shameful 可耻的；丢脸的
    形容词，描述行为或情况本身可耻，不等同于 ashamed 描述人的感受。
同义词
  • embarrassment 尴尬；窘迫
    shame 常涉及对错误或不道德行为的羞愧，道德色彩更强；embarrassment 多指因社交失误或成为注意焦点而尴尬。
    She blushed with embarrassment when everyone started singing. 大家开始唱歌时，她尴尬得脸红了。
反义词
  • pride 自豪；骄傲
    在道德自我评价语境中，pride 表示自豪，与 shame 的羞愧相对；pride 也可表示过度自负。
    She takes pride in the accuracy of her work. 她为自己工作的准确性感到自豪。
常见搭配
  • a sense of shame 羞耻感；羞愧感
    A sense of shame prevented him from admitting the truth. 羞耻感使他不敢承认真相。
  • in shame 羞愧地
    He apologised and lowered his eyes in shame. 他道了歉，羞愧地垂下眼睛。
  • what a shame 真遗憾；太可惜了
    What a shame that the museum is closed today. 真遗憾，博物馆今天闭馆。