0 If something is described as a shame, it is disappointing or not satisfactory:
[ + that ] It's a (great/real) shame that the event had to be cancelled.
[ + to infinitive ] Have some more vegetables - it would be a shame to waste them.
"Douglas had to miss the school concert because he was ill." "Oh, what a shame/that's a shame!"
1 an uncomfortable feeling of guilt or of being ashamed because of your own or someone else's bad behaviour:
He said he felt no shame for what he had done.
The shame of the scandal was so great that he shot himself a few weeks later.
You can't go out dressed like that - have you no shame (= don't you feel ashamed about being dressed like that)?
He thinks there's great shame in being out of work and unable to provide for his family.
In some societies, if a woman leaves her husband, it brings shame on her and her family.
It puts me to shame that I still haven't replied to David's letter.
To my shame, I never wrote and thanked Mary for her present.
Shame on you for being so mean.
humorous You were in town and you didn't come and see us - shame on you!
2 to make someone or something seem not good by comparison:
3 to make someone feel ashamed, or to make someone or something lose honour and respect:
4 to be so much better than something else that the other thing seems of a low standard by comparison:
5 used to express disapproval of something that a public speaker is saying:
6 an uncomfortable feeling of guilt or of being ashamed because of your own or someone else’s bad behavior:
7 an unlucky or disappointing situation:
[ + to infinitive ] Have some more vegetables – it would be a shame to waste them.
What a shame that you couldn't go to the party.
"Go on, finish off this tart, Paul." "Well, it seems a shame to let it go to waste."
He knew he'd done something wrong and hung his head in shame.
He went scarlet with shame and embarrassment.
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惡運, 可惜,遺憾, 不好的感覺…
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vergüenza, remordimiento [masculine, singular]…
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恥, 恥ずかしさ…
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