shameful
adjective /ˈʃeɪmfl/
/ˈʃeɪmfl/
- that should make you feel ashamed
synonym disgraceful可耻的;丢脸的 - 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.
穷没什么丢人的。
Topics Feelingsc2- 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事件是可耻的。 - She hid her shameful thoughts from others.
她对别人隐瞒了自己可耻的想法。 - 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
我们在这个问题上真正可耻的记录
Collocations DictionaryShameful is used with these nouns:- episode
- secret
词源Old English sc(e)amful ‘modest, shamefaced’ (see shame, -ful). - shameful behaviour