A2 [ S ] If something is described as a shame, it is disappointing or not satisfactory.可惜,遗憾
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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.
C1 [ U ] an uncomfortable feeling of guilt or of being ashamed because of your own or someone else's bad behaviour羞耻,羞愧
[ U ] loss of honour and respect丢脸;耻辱
UK to make someone feel ashamed使(某人)感到羞愧
I feel ashamed because令(我)羞愧的是
used to tell someone that they should feel sorry for something they did(你)应该感到羞愧
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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.
to make someone or something seem not good by comparison使相形见绌
to make someone feel ashamed, or to make someone or something lose honour and respect使感到羞愧;使丢脸;羞辱
to cause someone to do or not to do something by making them feel ashamed使(某人)感到羞愧而做/不做…
to be so much better than something else that the other thing seems of a low standard by comparison使相形见绌
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