| 词汇 | put-to-shame |
| 释义 | put someone to shamephrase UK to make someone feel ashamed: 使（某人）感到羞愧 It puts me to shame that I still haven't replied to David's letter.我还没有给戴维回信，真让我惭愧。 Her comments put me to shame. It puts me to shame that I didn't do more to help her. It puts us all to shame that people have to live like this in our wealthy country. I realize how negligent I've been these past few months and it puts me to shame. See also shamenoun(BAD FEELING) put someone/something to shamephrase to make someone or something seem not good by comparison: 使相形见绌 Your cooking puts mine to shame.你做菜的功夫令我自愧不如。 Look how lovely your garden is! You put me to shame! They take far better care of their house than we do. They put us to shame. Mia's vegan, goes everywhere on her bike, and never buys new clothes. She really puts all the other environmentalists to shame. My mother, who's 62, runs thirty miles a week and I manage five at best. She puts me to shame. He has a record collection that would put Jim's to shame. See also shamenoun(COMPARE WELL) |
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