Word · Frequency #3668
shaming
使感到羞愧；使难为情
shaming is the present participle of shame.
核心释义
to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed
- 1.
使羞愧
To cause to feel shame.
- 2.
使蒙羞；使丢脸
To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.
- 3.
谴责(使人羞愧)
To denounce as having done something shameful; to criticize with the intent or effect of causing a feeling of shame.
- 4.
以羞愧迫使
To drive or compel by shame.
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
用法In use
The child's rude behavior shamed his parents during the dinner.
用法提示："shamed" 作为动词的过去式，表示使（某人）感到羞愧。
The company's unethical practices shamed the entire industry.
用法提示："shamed" 作为动词的过去式，表示使（某群体）蒙受耻辱。
He shamed her publicly by pointing out her error in front of the boss.
用法提示："shamed" 作为动词的过去式，表示通过行为使（某人）当众丢脸。
shame sb into doing sth
该结构表示通过让对方感到羞愧来促使其做某事，into 后接动名词。
His friends shamed him into apologizing.
他的朋友们使他羞愧得只好道歉。
shame sb
及物用法，宾语通常是人或组织，表示使其丢脸或蒙羞。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
shame 首音 sh 像“失”：做了丢脸的事就“失”面子，被人 shame（使羞愧）。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，后接被使人感到羞愧的人或事物作宾语
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
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