put to shame

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To humiliate; to disgrace. transitive
    — Any other man in my place would have gone to his house and shot him down like a dog. I wanted to do it, and was minded to do it, but a better thought came to me: to put him to shame; to break his heart; to kill him by inches.
  2. To outdo thoroughly; to surpass; to outperform; to show up. transitive
    — Henry put me to shame; he fought, and fought bravely. John and I had made no resistance.

词形变化

puts to shame present,singular,third-person putting to shame participle,present put to shame participle,past put to shame past
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