音标

英 [ʃeɪm]；美 [ʃeɪm]

意思

名词

羞耻；羞愧；惭愧，指因自己的行为、过错等而产生的内心愧疚感 。例如：He felt shame for lying to his parents.（他因对父母撒谎而感到羞愧。）

令人惋惜的事；遗憾 ，用于表达对某种不理想情况的感慨。例如：It's a shame that you can't come to the party.（你不能来参加派对真是太遗憾了。）

羞辱；耻辱，强调因受外界评判或自身不当行为而带来的不光彩感。例如：The team's defeat brought shame to the school.（球队的失利给学校带来了耻辱。）

 

动词

使蒙羞；使丢脸 ，表示某人的行为让他人或自己陷入不光彩的境地。例如：His actions shamed his family.（他的行为让他的家人蒙羞。）

使感到羞愧（或惭愧） ，促使某人因意识到自己的错误而产生愧疚心理。例如：Her words shamed him into admitting his mistake.（她的话让他羞愧地承认了错误。）

 

造句

She hung her head in shame when she realized her mistake.
当她意识到自己的错误时，羞愧地低下了头。

It's a real shame that we missed the beautiful sunset.
我们错过了美丽的日落，真是太遗憾了。

The player's unsportsmanlike conduct brought shame to the entire team.
这位球员不道德的行为给整个球队带来了耻辱。

He felt a deep sense of shame after cheating on the exam.
考试作弊后，他深感羞愧。

It would be a shame to waste all this delicious food.
浪费这么美味的食物太可惜了。

Her father's criminal act shamed the whole family.
她父亲的犯罪行为让全家人蒙羞。

The coach tried to shame the players into playing better.
教练试图让球员们因羞愧而打得更好。

Shame filled his heart as he remembered his rudeness to the old man.
当他想起对那位老人的无礼时，心中充满了羞愧。

It's a shame that you've given up on your dreams so easily.
你这么轻易就放弃了梦想，真令人惋惜。

The community was shocked by the incident that brought shame to their neighborhood.
这起给社区带来耻辱的事件让居民们大为震惊。

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

表达个人情感：当自己或他人犯错、失误时，表达羞愧的心情。例如：“I feel so much shame for forgetting my mom's birthday.（我因为忘记妈妈的生日而感到非常羞愧。）”

抒发遗憾：对错过某事或某事不尽人意表示惋惜。“It's a shame that we couldn't go on the trip due to the bad weather.（由于天气不好我们没能去旅行，太遗憾了。）”

指责批评：轻微指责他人的不当行为。“You should be ashamed of yourself. Your words really shamed your friend.（你应该为自己感到羞愧。你的话真的让你的朋友很丢脸。）”

 

写作运用

记叙文写作：描述人物的情感经历，增添情感色彩。“He carried the weight of shame with him for years after that embarrassing incident.（那件尴尬的事情之后，他多年来一直背负着羞愧的重担。）”

议论文写作：用于批判某种不良现象或行为。“Such irresponsible behavior not only shames the individual but also has a negative impact on society.（这种不负责任的行为不仅让个人蒙羞，也对社会产生负面影响。）”

 

学习积累

搭配记忆：记住一些与“shame”相关的常用搭配，如“feel shame（感到羞愧）”“bring shame to（给……带来耻辱）”“it's a shame that...（……真是太遗憾了）”等，通过不断造句练习强化记忆。

情景联想：结合具体生活场景，如考试作弊、破坏公共环境等，想象在这些场景中如何用“shame”来描述感受或评价行为，加深对词汇的理解和运用能力。