n.

1. 羞恥（心），羞愧（感）[U][（+at）]
   She felt great shame at having failed the exam.

   她考試不及格，感到極其羞愧。

2. 羞辱，恥辱[U][（+on）]
   Your bad behavior brings shame on the whole school.

   你的惡劣行徑給整個學校帶來恥辱。

3. 帶來恥辱的人（或事）[S][（+to）]
4. 憾事；倒霉的事；令人憎惡的事[S]
   It's a shame I haven't heard from you for years.

   真遺憾，我多年沒有收到你的信了。

vt.

1. 使感到羞恥[（+for）]
   She was shamed and frightened.

   她既羞愧又驚慌。

2. 使感羞愧而……[（+into/out of）]
   He was shamed into admitting his guilt.

   他羞愧地承認犯了罪。

3. 使蒙受羞辱，使丟臉[（+by）]
4. 勝過，使相形見絀
   Her academic achievements shamed her brothers.

   她的學術成就使她的兄弟們相形見絀。

n.

1. a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.
2. dishonour.
   ▸a person or thing bringing dishonour.
3. a regrettable or unfortunate thing.

v.