| 单词 | shame |
| 释义 | shame I. 1. a. < she felt no shame, no remorse, seeing the death as purely accidental — Arnold Bennett > b. < was not upset because she had no shame > 2. a. (1) < free from these slanders and this open shame — Shakespeare > < put his father to shame by his dishonest acts > (2) < let his shames quickly drive him to Rome — Shakespeare > b. archaic < every woe a tear can claim except an erring sister's shame — Lord Byron > 3. a. < it were shame to our profession were we to suffer it — Sir Walter Scott > — often used interjectionally < interrupted the speech by calling out shame > b. < put out of human reach to be a warning and a shame — Sacheverell Sitwell > c. archaic Synonyms: see dishonor • - in shame of II. intransitive verb chiefly dialect < I do shame to think of it — Shakespeare > transitive verb 1. < public opinion tolerant to a degree which shames the prejudice of other peoples — W.C.Brownell > 2. archaic < she shamed his fond embrace — Robert Bridges †1930 > 3. < the urge to self-preservation among politicians shames that among the beasts of jungle and tundra — R.L.Neuberger > 4. < his father had shamed him for playing with dolls — John Dollard > 5. < shamed him into action by running the gauntlet of the forts in his own small vessel — American Guide Series: Louisiana > • - shame the devil |
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