If you say that something is a disgrace, you are emphasizing that it is very bad or wrong, and that you find it completely unacceptable.
丢脸的事
If you say that someone disgraces someone else, you are emphasizing that their behaviour causes the other person to feel ashamed.
使 (某人) 丢脸 • I have disgraced my family's name.
| shame n. 羞耻;耻辱 | He felt a deep sense of shame after cheating on the exam. 考试作弊后,他感到深深的羞耻。 |
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| humiliate v. 使蒙羞;羞辱 | The manager's public criticism was intended to humiliate the employee. 经理公开的批评是为了羞辱那位员工。 |
| bring shame on... 给…带来耻辱/丢脸 | His involvement in the scandal will bring shame on his entire family. 他卷入这场丑闻会给他的整个家庭带来耻辱。 |
| bring disgrace on... 给…带来耻辱/丢脸(语气更重,常指行为不检) | The athlete's doping confession threatens to bring disgrace on the entire sport. 这位运动员的服药供认威胁要给整个运动项目带来耻辱。 |
| show sb. up 让同行的人觉得丢人 | Mary’s boyfriend showed her up by falling asleep at the concert. |