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英语专四常见词辨析二百四十八

2011-06-23来源:互联网

disgrace, humiliate, shame, dishonour

这些动词均含“使丢脸、使受耻辱”之意。

disgrace : 侧重在别人,尤其在众人面前丢脸。

They have disgraced the whole school.(他们给整个学校都丢了脸。)

humiliate : 强调受辱者自尊心的损坏。

Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present.(子女在客人面前举止失当, 父母也失体面。)

shame : 指由不光彩或不道德的行为引起的惭愧感或羞耻感。

The class's unruly behaviour shamed the teacher.(这班学生不守规矩的行为使老师感到羞愧。)

dishonour : 有时可与disgrace换用,但前者是指因失去荣誉所致。

He who does not honour his wife,dishonours himself.(不尊重妻子的人,自己也不被尊重。)