disgrace
noun /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
/dɪsˈɡreɪs/
- [uncountable] the loss of other people’s respect and approval because of the bad way somebody has behaved
丢脸；耻辱；不光彩 - Her behaviour has brought disgrace on her family.
她的行为使家人蒙羞。 - in disgrace The swimmer was sent home from the Olympics in disgrace.
这位游泳运动员很不光彩地从奥运会上被遣送回国。 - in disgrace with somebody Sam was in disgrace with his parents.
萨姆已失宠于他的父母。 - disgrace in doing something There is no disgrace in being poor.
贫穷不是耻辱。
- His crime had brought disgrace upon his whole family.
他的罪行使整个家庭蒙羞。 - Their father fell into disgrace and lost his business.
他们的父亲名誉扫地，丢了生意。 - He's in disgrace for having left his room in a mess.
他房间里乱七八糟，真是丢脸。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + disgrace- fall into
- bring
- be sent home in
- …
- in disgrace
- there’s no disgrace in something
- Her behaviour has brought disgrace on her family.
- [singular] a person or thing that is so bad that people connected with them or it feel or should feel ashamed
令人感到羞耻的人（或事） - Your homework is an absolute disgrace.
你做的作业太丢人了。 - The state of our roads is a national disgrace.
我们的道路状况是国家的耻辱。 - a disgrace to somebody/something That sort of behaviour is a disgrace to the legal profession.
那种行为是法律界的耻辱。 - You are a disgrace to this school.
你是这个学校的耻辱。 - it is a disgrace that… It's a disgrace that (= it is very wrong that) they are paid so little.
他们的报酬如此微薄，太不像话了。
- The filthy streets are a disgrace to the town.
骯脏的街道简直是给小镇丢脸。 - This room is an absolute disgrace!
这个房间真丢人！
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- utter
- national
- …
- disgrace to
- Your homework is an absolute disgrace.
词源mid 16th cent. (as a verb): via French from Italian disgrazia (noun), disgraziare (verb), from dis- (expressing reversal) + Latin gratia ‘grace’.