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单词 shameful
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shameful

It is a genuinely shameful episode both in recent police and journalistic history.Three players were sent off and players had to be pulled apart amid shameful scenes.He treats you like a shameful secret.The capital has witnessed three nights of shameful scenes which show no sign of letting up.But beneath those presentable pores lurks a shameful secret.As their relationship intensifies he finds excuses to lie to her about his shameful secret.We might hope to avoid the complications of a shameful history by looking to the church as our true family.The most shameful episodes in the recent history of the press were recounted yesterday at the public inquiry into press standards.This has been a shameful episode.We witnessed the shameful scenes just two days before the big clean-up.The guerrilla campaign for union with Greece had its share of shameful episodes on both sides.Those were the shameful scenes in London yesterday.It is a shameful episode in British politics.It was a shameful, sordid scene.It is this that makes his story both a powerful dramatisation of a shameful episode in American history and a compelling love story.Both clubs will be hearing from the FA this morning because charges will follow after some shameful scenes.She told him: 'It is shameful that you are before the court.If it did, shameful episodes such as the mis-selling of endowments simply could not have happened.

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shameful

British English: shameful ADJECTIVE
If you describe a person's action or attitude as shameful, you think that it is so bad that the person ought to be ashamed.
...the most shameful episode in their history.
  • American English: shameful
  • Brazilian Portuguese: vergonhoso
  • Chinese: 可耻的
  • European Spanish: vergonzoso
  • French: honteux
  • German: schändlich
  • Italian: vergognoso
  • Japanese: 恥ずべき
  • Korean: 창피스러운
  • European Portuguese: vergonhoso
  • Latin American Spanish: vergonzoso

Chinese translation of 'shameful'

shameful

(ˈʃeɪmful)

adj

  1. [action, episode] 可耻(恥)的 (kěchǐ de)
    it is shameful that ... ... 是可耻(恥)的 ( ... shì kěchǐ de)
(adjective) 
Definition
causing or deserving shame
It is a shameful state of affairs.
Synonyms
disgraceful
I complained about his disgraceful behaviour.
outrageous
I must apologize for my friend's outrageous behaviour.
scandalous
a scandalous waste of money
mean
Upstaging the bride was a particularly mean trick.
low
That was a really low trick.
base
Love has the power to overcome the baser emotions.
infamous
He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.
indecent
degrading
vile
a vile and despicable crime
wicked
She flew at me, shouting how evil and wicked I was.
atrocious
The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious.
unworthy
At the start of the film, the heroine is betrayed by an unworthy friend.
reprehensible
behaving in the most reprehensible manner
ignominious
Many thought that he was doomed to ignominious failure.
dastardly (old-fashioned)
He described the crime as a dastardly act.
unbecoming
dishonourable
He insisted he had done nothing dishonourable.
Opposites
right
,
worthy
,
admirable
,
honourable
,
exemplary
,
creditable
,
laudable
,
estimable
(adjective) 
Definition
causing or deserving shame
Synonyms
embarrassing
It was an embarrassing situation for all of us.
shaming
humiliating
The ruling party has suffered a humiliating defeat.
degrading
a degrading experience
mortifying
toe-curling (slang)
cringe-making (British, informal)
blush-making (informal)
barro (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of atrocious
Definition
extremely cruel or wicked
The treatment of the prisoners was atrocious.
Synonyms
cruel,
savage,
brutal,
vicious,
ruthless,
infamous,
monstrous,
wicked,
barbaric,
inhuman,
diabolical,
heinous,
flagrant,
infernal,
fiendish,
villainous,
nefarious,
horrifying,
grievous
in the sense of base
Definition
dishonourable or immoral
Love has the power to overcome the baser emotions.
Synonyms
dishonourable,
evil,
corrupt,
infamous,
disgraceful,
vulgar,
shameful,
vile,
immoral,
scandalous,
wicked,
sordid,
abject,
despicable,
depraved,
ignominious,
disreputable,
contemptible,
villainous,
ignoble,
discreditable,
scungy (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of dastardly
Definition
mean and cowardly
He described the crime as a dastardly act.
Synonyms
despicable,
mean,
low,
base,
sneaking,
cowardly,
craven,
vile,
abject,
sneaky,
contemptible,
underhand,
weak-kneed (informal),
faint-hearted,
spiritless,
recreant (archaic),
caitiff (archaic),
niddering (archaic)

Synonyms of 'shameful'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of degrading
a degrading experience
Synonyms
demeaning,
lowering,
humiliating,
disgraceful,
shameful,
unworthy,
debasing,
undignified,
contemptible,
cheapening,
dishonourable,
infra dig (informal)
in the sense of dishonourable
He insisted he had done nothing dishonourable.
Synonyms
shameful,
base,
corrupt,
infamous,
disgraceful,
treacherous,
scandalous,
unscrupulous,
shameless,
despicable,
ignominious,
disreputable,
contemptible,
untrustworthy,
unprincipled,
ignoble,
not cricket (informal),
discreditable,
blackguardly
in the sense of humiliating
The ruling party has suffered a humiliating defeat.
Synonyms
embarrassing,
shaming,
humbling,
mortifying,
crushing,
disgracing,
degrading,
ignominious,
toe-curling (slang),
cringe-making (British, informal),
cringeworthy (British, informal),
barro (Australian, slang)
in the sense of ignominious
Many thought that he was doomed to ignominious failure.
Synonyms
humiliating,
disgraceful,
shameful,
sorry,
scandalous,
abject,
despicable,
mortifying,
undignified,
disreputable,
dishonourable,
inglorious,
discreditable,
indecorous
in the sense of infamous
Definition
well-known for something bad
He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.
Synonyms
notorious,
base,
shocking,
outrageous,
disgraceful,
monstrous,
shameful,
vile,
scandalous,
wicked,
atrocious,
heinous,
odious,
hateful,
loathsome,
ignominious,
disreputable,
egregious,
abominable,
villainous,
dishonourable,
nefarious,
iniquitous,
detestable,
opprobrious,
ill-famed,
flagitious
in the sense of low
Definition
unworthy or contemptible
That was a really low trick.
Synonyms
contemptible,
mean,
base,
nasty,
cowardly,
degraded,
vulgar,
vile,
sordid,
abject,
unworthy,
despicable,
depraved,
menial,
reprehensible,
dastardly (old-fashioned),
scurvy (old-fashioned),
servile,
unprincipled,
dishonourable,
ignoble
in the sense of mean
Definition
ashamed
Upstaging the bride was a particularly mean trick.
Synonyms
dishonourable,
base,
petty,
degraded,
disgraceful,
shameful,
shabby,
vile,
degenerate,
callous,
sordid,
abject,
despicable,
narrow-minded,
contemptible,
wretched,
scurvy (old-fashioned),
ignoble,
hard-hearted,
scungy (Australian, New Zealand),
low-minded
in the sense of outrageous
Definition
unusual and shocking
I must apologize for my friend's outrageous behaviour.
Synonyms
atrocious,
shocking,
terrible,
violent,
offensive,
appalling,
cruel,
savage,
horrible,
beastly,
horrifying,
vicious,
ruthless,
infamous,
disgraceful,
scandalous,
wicked,
barbaric,
unspeakable,
inhuman,
diabolical,
heinous,
flagrant,
egregious,
abominable,
infernal,
fiendish,
villainous,
nefarious,
iniquitous,
execrable,
godawful (slang),
hellacious (US, slang)
in the sense of reprehensible
Definition
deserving criticism
behaving in the most reprehensible manner
Synonyms
blameworthy,
bad,
disgraceful,
shameful,
delinquent,
errant,
unworthy,
objectionable,
culpable,
ignoble,
discreditable,
remiss,
erring,
opprobrious,
condemnable,
censurable
in the sense of scandalous
a scandalous waste of money
Synonyms
outrageous,
shocking,
infamous,
disgraceful,
monstrous,
shameful,
atrocious,
unseemly,
odious,
disreputable,
opprobrious,
highly improper

Additional synonyms

in the sense of unworthy
At the start of the film, the heroine is betrayed by an unworthy friend.
Synonyms
dishonourable,
base,
contemptible,
degrading,
disgraceful,
shameful,
disreputable,
ignoble,
discreditable
in the sense of vile
Definition
morally wicked
a vile and despicable crime
Synonyms
wicked,
base,
evil,
mean,
bad,
low,
shocking,
appalling,
ugly,
corrupt,
miserable,
vicious,
humiliating,
perverted,
coarse,
degrading,
worthless,
disgraceful,
vulgar,
degenerate,
abject,
sinful,
despicable,
depraved,
debased,
loathsome,
contemptible,
impure,
wretched,
nefarious,
ignoble
in the sense of wicked
Definition
morally bad
She flew at me, shouting how evil and wicked I was.
Synonyms
bad,
evil,
corrupt,
vile,
guilty,
abandoned,
foul,
vicious,
worthless,
shameful,
immoral,
scandalous,
atrocious,
sinful,
heinous,
depraved,
debased,
devilish,
amoral,
egregious,
abominable,
fiendish,
villainous,
unprincipled,
nefarious,
dissolute,
iniquitous,
irreligious,
black-hearted,
impious,
unrighteous,
maleficent,
flagitious
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