Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3668
shame
羞耻；羞愧；惭愧
the painful feeling of guilt, embarrassment, or dishonor about something you have done
- 1.
An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
因意识到自己的不当或耻辱,或本应保密的事情被曝光而产生的不适或痛苦的感觉。
- 2.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
因意识到不足或愧疚而痛苦的情感
- 3.
Something to regret.
令人遗憾的事。
- 4.
a state of dishonor
耻辱的状态
- 5.
Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.
招致或承受的谴责；耻辱；不名誉；嘲笑。
- 6.
an unfortunate development
不幸的事态发展
- 7.
The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy.
羞耻的原因或理由；招致耻辱和羞辱的事物。
- 8.
That which is shameful and private, especially private parts.
可耻且私密的事物,尤指私处。
- 9.
The capacity to be ashamed, inhibiting one from brazen behaviour; due regard for one's own moral conduct and how one is perceived by others; restraint, moderation, decency.
羞耻心,抑制鲁莽行为的能力；对自己道德行为及他人看法的适当顾及；克制、节制、得体。
遗憾；可惜的事；耻辱；不光彩；羞辱；令人蒙羞的人（或事）；耻辱；私处；廉耻心；羞耻心
In use
He felt a deep sense of shame after lying to his parents.
The team's defeat brought shame to the whole school.
It's a shame that the concert was cancelled due to the rain.
one mistake brought shame to all his family
a shame (that + clause)
用于表示令人遗憾的事情。
It's a shame that you missed the party.
可惜你错过了聚会。
feel shame
指内心感到羞愧。
She felt shame for lying to her parents.
她因为对父母撒谎而感到羞愧。
bring shame on/upon somebody
指使某人蒙羞。
Connections
Collocations
- feel shame
- 感到羞耻
- He felt shame for his dishonesty.他为自己的不诚实感到羞耻。
- sense of shame
- 羞耻感
- She has a strong sense of shame.她有很强的羞耻感。
- bring shame on
- 给...带来耻辱
- His behavior brought shame on the family.他的行为给家庭带来了耻辱。
- shame and disgrace
- 羞耻与耻辱
- The scandal caused them shame and disgrace.丑闻给他们带来了羞耻与耻辱。
- no shame
- 不知羞耻
- He has no shame about lying.他撒谎不知羞耻。
- shame on you
- 你真丢脸
Learner notes
Memory Tip
shame音似‘是没’, 形容没面子而羞愧.
Context & Register
Register: mixed. Typical contexts: personal emotion, social disgrace, unfortunate event. Note: 通常用于描述个人的羞耻感或社会上的耻辱，既可用于正式也可用于非正式场合。
Grammar Note
常用作可数单数，如‘a shame’，表示‘遗憾的事’；表示‘耻辱’时通常不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above rhyme with 'shame' (/ʃeɪm/: vowel /eɪ/ + /m/). Note that 'shame' is spelled with 'ame', and all listed words share the same ending 'ame' pronounced /eɪm/. Beware of lookalikes like 'sham' (/ʃæm/) and 'some' (/sʌm/) which have different vowels.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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