shameful

adjective
🔊/ˈʃeɪmfl/
🔊/ˈʃeɪmfl/
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  1. that should make you feel ashamed可耻的;丢脸的 synonym disgraceful
    • shameful behaviour可耻的行为
    • It was shameful the way she was treated.她竟然受到那样的对待,太不像话了。🔊🔊
    • There is nothing shameful about being poor.贫穷并没有什么可耻的。
    Extra Examples
    • Most people would consider this episode in our history shameful.大多数人会认为我们历史上的这一幕是可耻的。
    • She hid her shameful thoughts from others.她向别人隐瞒了可耻的想法。
    • We reveal one of the most shameful secrets of modern US history.我们揭露了美国现代史上最可耻的一个秘密。
    • a rather shameful practice相当可耻的做法
    • our truly shameful record on this issue我们在这个问题上的真实记录
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryShameful is used with these nouns:
    • episode
    • secret
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    Word OriginOld English sc(e)amful ‘modest, shamefaced’ (see shame, -ful).