Word · Frequency #3668
shames
使感到羞愧；使难为情
shames is the third person singular of shame.
to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed
- 1.
To cause to feel shame.
使羞愧
- 2.
To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.
使蒙羞；使丢脸
- 3.
To denounce as having done something shameful; to criticize with the intent or effect of causing a feeling of shame.
谴责(使人羞愧)
- 4.
To drive or compel by shame.
以羞愧迫使
使丢脸；使蒙羞；羞辱；公开谴责；抨击（使感到羞耻）；使因羞愧而（做某事）；促使；使羞愧；使蒙羞；使丢脸
In use
The child's rude behavior shamed his parents during the dinner.
The company's unethical practices shamed the entire industry.
He shamed her publicly by pointing out her error in front of the boss.
Verb forms
base shame · third person shames · -ing shaming · past shamed · past participle shamed
shame作动词时意为'使羞愧'，是规则动词。
Connections
Collocations
- shame someone into doing something
- 使某人羞愧而不得不做某事
- Her kind words shamed me into telling the truth.她友善的话语使我羞愧地说出了真相。
- shame someone for something
- 因某事谴责某人
- He was shamed for his cowardice.他因怯懦而受到谴责。
- shame one's family
- 给家人丢脸
- She refused to do anything that would shame her family.她拒绝做任何会给家人丢脸的事。
- shame someone in front of someone
- 当着某人的面使某人难堪
- She shamed him in front of his friends.她当着他朋友的面使他难堪。
Idioms & figurative uses
- shame on you
- 你该感到羞耻；真丢脸Shame on you for spreading those rumors.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
shame 首音 sh 像“失”：做了丢脸的事就“失”面子，被人 shame（使羞愧）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式写作、新闻报道、日常交流 动词 shame 多用于正式或书面语境，表示使某人感到羞愧、丢脸，或公开批评谴责；在日常口语中则比较常见于固定搭配，如 shame someone into doing something。总体语域偏中性到正式，具体随搭配和场合变化。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接被使人感到羞愧的人或事物作宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with shame (/ʃeɪm/): they share the final /eɪm/ sound. Beware the lookalike 'sham' (/ʃæm/), which looks similar but has a different vowel and does not rhyme.
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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