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词汇 crying-shame
释义

a crying shame


idiom
a great misfortune:
It’s a crying shame that new mothers have to go back to work after six weeks.

Examples of a crying shame


a crying shame
Expressions (wear one's heart on one's sleeve), collocations (acryingshame), onomatopoeia (cuckoo), abbreviations (wc), and proper names (hoover) need to be learned.
It is acryingshame that these thoroughly airworthy aircraft should be kept out of service so that private companies may have a clear field.
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In my eyes, it would be acryingshame if this amendment were not adopted.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It would be acryingshame if those teams were broken up.
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That is acryingshame because we need to demonstrate such results to restore confidence.
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It is acryingshame that such poverty exists in our society.
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It is acryingshame that in our desperate housing shortage houses should stand empty at this time.
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It has been acryingshame that for many years they have been treated almost as an entirely separate entity.
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If not, the money will be caught again in intermediate layers, which would be acryingshame.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It would be acryingshame if co-ownership and co-operatives were prevented.
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It is acryingshame that we cannot improve the standards of living in these countries although this wealth is available.
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It would be acryingshame if the requisite water quality standards could not be achieved.
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It is acryingshame to the people it is supposed to help.
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That is acryingshame because it ignores many successful women in many walks of life.
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Standing charges are acryingshame and disgrace.
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