单词	disgrace
释义	disgrace1 noundisgrace2 verb disgracedis‧grace1 /dɪsˈɡreɪs/ ●○○ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Browne was caught using drugs, and was sent home from the private school in disgrace. Garton killed himself because he could not bear the disgrace of a public scandal. While the father was in jail, the whole family suffered his disgrace. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And if they twist things still to my disgrace in both counts, what more is there I can do? And what we got to put up with is a disgrace. Conception and disgrace somehow eluded her. In the end, Gerald R.. Ford pardoned Nixon after he resigned the presidency in disgrace. It is a disgrace that Government Departments are not subjected to the same scrutiny and punishments. It is capital crime, and a black disgrace to the races of civilized mankind. Mentally ill people were thought to be a disgrace to the family. She says it's a disgrace. Thesaurus THESAURUSgreat shame► disgrace a complete loss of people’s respect because you have done something very bad and shocking: · His actions brought disgrace on the family.· The players were sent home in disgrace after admitting taking drugs.· Garton killed himself because he could not bear the disgrace of being charged with corruption. ► ignominy formal a feeling of great shame and embarrassment because you have been made to look weak or stupid – a very formal use: · The team suffered the ignominy of losing five games in a row.· She hoped to avoid the ignominy of having to appear in court. Longman Language Activatorthe feeling of being ashamed► shame the feeling that you have when you know that you have behaved badly or that you have lost other people's respect: · She remembered her angry words with a deep sense of shame.· "Please don't tell my dad about this," he said, blushing with shame.shame of: · She never overcame the shame of having abandoned her children.in shame: · Following the scandal, Garrison resigned in shame. ► disgrace when you have completely lost other people's respect because of something bad you have done: · While the father was in jail, the whole family suffered his disgrace.disgrace of: · Garton killed himself because he could not bear the disgrace of a public scandal.in disgrace: · Browne was caught using drugs, and was sent home from the private school in disgrace. ► humiliation a situation in which you are made to look weak or stupid that makes you ashamed and upset: · Her attackers seemed to take special pleasure in her humiliation.humiliation of: · What really upset me was the humiliation of having to ask her for money.public humiliation: · The Senator's public humiliation is almost punishment enough for what he did. ► indignity a situation in which you feel that you have no pride or self-respect, because people treat you as if you were completely unimportant: · He suffered insult and indignity in silence.· Being accused of theft was just one of the indignities I suffered under my last employer.indignity of: · I had to endure the indignity of being strip-searched for drugs. ► lose face to lose other people's respect for you, especially by doing something that makes you look weak, immoral, or stupid: · The leaders need to find a way of compromising without losing face among their supporters.· Rather than giving in and losing face, she carried on her needless quarrel with her father. ► stigma a strong feeling of being hated by society and being ashamed because of your situation or your actions: · Even when someone has been found innocent of a crime, the stigma often remains.stigma of: · At first I found the stigma of being unemployed very difficult to cope with.a stigma attached to something: · In many countries there is still a strong social stigma attached to homosexuality. a situation that you think is wrong or immoral► bad · It's very bad that tons of food are going to waste while people are starving.· What's really bad is the way the government promises new housing and never provides it. ► wrong morally unacceptable, unfair, and against accepted ideas about what should be allowed to happen: · I was taught that abortion is wrong, even though it's not illegal.· It's wrong the way they treat that poor animal. ► disgusting something that is disgusting makes people feel shocked and angry, because it is completely immoral, evil, or unfair: · The attitude toward immigrants and racial minorities in this country is disgusting.· It's disgusting the way politicians use their position to their personal advantage. ► shocking/scandalous very immoral, unfair, or cruel, in a way that people think is unnecessary and unacceptable: · The state of the country's health system is scandalous.· a shocking waste of human life· The amount of money spent on nuclear weapons is shocking.· It's scandalous that a lawyer who holds a position of trust would be involved in this kind of embezzlement. ► outrageous a situation that is outrageous is extremely bad and unfair in a way that makes people very angry: · I've always thought it outrageous that the poor have to pay for tax cuts for the rich.· The President accused the writer of an outrageous personal attack on his wife. ► be a disgrace if you say something is a disgrace , you think it should not be allowed to happen, because it is very unfair or unkind: · The way they treat their workers is a disgrace.it's a disgrace (that): · It's a disgrace that the only hospital in the town has been closed. ► be a crime/be a sin you say that a situation is a crime or is a sin when you mean it is very bad, especially because it is not fair and could easily be prevented: · No one should be in such a bad way that they have to beg. It's a sin.· The condition of the inner cities in this country is nothing short of a crime.it's a crime/sin to do something: · Mrs Clark said it would be a sin to evict them just because they hadn't paid their rent.· It would be a crime not to take this opportunity to reconstruct our educational system. ► criminal a situation that is criminal is morally wrong, but not illegal: · I think keeping animals locked up in cages is criminal.· Having such beautiful paintings and not letting the public see them is a criminal waste of the nation's art treasures. ► deplorable formal a situation that is deplorable is very bad, especially when it is unnecessary and could easily be prevented: · Something must be done about the deplorable state of our roads.· In addition to their harsh sentences, the prisoners have been exposed to deplorable prison conditions. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► brought disgrace on  His actions brought disgrace on the family. ► no disgrace  There was no disgrace in finishing fourth. ► absolute/utter disgrace  It’s an absolute disgrace, the way he treats his wife. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► absolute · Next door's goings on were an absolute disgrace.· After 13 years, it is an absolute disgrace that no input has been made to tackling unemployment. ► national · It is little short of a national disgrace that allocations are still being made using such a crude approach.· The national disgrace is that we parents do nothing to stop this epidemic.· In those circumstances, is not Treasury pressure to sell off the spare land on the site a national disgrace?· Our child care is a national disgrace. VERB► bring · All he had done was scream abuse at her, accusing her of bringing shame and disgrace on the family.· If he'd gone back to Zimbala it would have brought disgrace on the family. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be a disgrace It's disgraceful that rapists are given such short sentences for such awful crimes. It's a disgrace that the only hospital in the town has been closed. The way children speak to their parents nowadays is disgraceful. The way they treat their workers is a disgrace. A hint of humanity and he was a disgrace to the family name. I was wild with fear we would be disgraced. My constituents have had to pay an additional £44.75 per adult because of that incompetence, and that is a disgrace. The council tax is a disgrace. The family in Minnesota was disgraced and urged us to move away. This bureaucracy, for reasons still obscure, had decided that my posture was a disgrace and had to be corrected. To most people Neil is a disgrace. You are a disgrace to your country. 1[uncountable] the loss of other people’s respect because you have done something they strongly disapprove of:  Smith faced total public disgrace after the incident.in disgrace Toranaga sent us away in disgrace. His actions brought disgrace on the family. There was no disgrace in finishing fourth.► see thesaurus at shame2be a disgrace used to say that something or someone is so bad or unacceptable that the people involved with them should feel ashamed:  The UK rail system is a national disgrace.disgrace to You are a disgrace to the medical profession.absolute/utter disgrace It’s an absolute disgrace, the way he treats his wife. disgrace1 noundisgrace2 verb disgracedisgrace2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE disgrace Simple Form Present I, you, we, they disgrace he, she, it disgraces Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they disgraced Present perfect I, you, we, they have disgraced he, she, it has disgraced Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had disgraced Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will disgrace Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have disgraced Continuous Form Present I am disgracing he, she, it is disgracing you, we, they are disgracing Past I, he, she, it was disgracing you, we, they were disgracing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been disgracing he, she, it has been disgracing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been disgracing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be disgracing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been disgracing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a disgraced Senator Many say Lonetree has disgraced his people and his country. My grandmother thought I was disgracing myself, following Tim around like a love-sick puppy. She didn't tell anyone that she was pregnant for fear of disgracing her family. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Besides, labor disgraced itself in the Great Depression. He disgraced himself, and he disgraced his badge.. He would disgrace the family name and be destroyed into the bargain. I was wild with fear we would be disgraced. Napoleon, the greatest of all generals, dismissed and disgraced Admiral Bruix when he questioned an order to sail his fleet. She refuses to admit that she is the daughter for fear of disgracing her parents. The coffin had reached its resting-place and had landed, without disgracing itself, on the catafalque awaiting it. What became of Gary Glitter mimics when Glitter got disgraced? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make someone feel ashamed► make somebody (feel) ashamed · At first the neighbor's generosity made her feel ashamed.· What I saw in the schools made me ashamed of my views - it was clear to me that most students really want to learn. ► shame somebody to make someone feel ashamed: · People with leprosy were shamed and driven out of their communities.shame somebody into (doing) something: · Many people have been shamed into silence when it comes to discussing their sex lives.it shames somebody to do something: · It shamed her to realize how long she had been involved with Claude. ► humiliate to make someone feel very ashamed and upset, especially by making them look weak or stupid: · Why do you always have to humiliate me in front of your friends?· The invading army took every opportunity to humiliate the local peasants. ► disgrace if you disgrace yourself or disgrace your family, your school etc, you behave very badly so that other people lose respect for you or for your family or school: · She didn't tell anyone that she was pregnant for fear of disgracing her family.· My grandmother thought I was disgracing myself, following Tim around like a love-sick puppy. ► bring shame on to make people lose respect for yourself, your family, country etc because you have behaved badly: · The MP was accused of bringing shame and humiliation on the whole party.· The shooting of an innocent man has brought shame on the entire police department. ► humiliating causing a complete loss of self-respect, especially because you have been made to look weak or stupid: · I had to apologize in front of everyone - it was so humiliating.· Prisoners are subjected to humiliating treatment and frequent beatings.· Anderson suffered a humiliating defeat in the last election. ► degrading a situation or way of treating someone that is degrading makes them lose all their self-respect and makes them feel that they are completely worthless: · These poor people live in the most degrading conditions.degrading to: · Many of the remarks were degrading to women and minorities. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► be (publicly) disgraced (=be made to feel ashamed, especially in public) to do something so bad that you make other people feel ashamed:  How could you disgrace us all like that?disgrace yourself (by doing something) I’m not the one who disgraced herself at the wedding!be (publicly) disgraced (=be made to feel ashamed, especially in public)
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