lose face
例句:
Chinese people are all afraid of losing face.
中国人都怕丢脸。
Don't even worry about it. I will not lose face.
别担心,我不会给你们丢脸的。
make a scene
make a scene或是make a fool of sb.这两个表达在美剧里面出现得特别多:
例句:
Please, don't make a scene.
拜托,别丢人了(当众大吵大闹)。
这里也可以换成:
Don't make a fool of youeself.
别丢人现眼了。
disgrace
disgrace [dɪsˈɡres] 使丢脸
例句:
They have disgraced the whole school.
他们给整个学校都丢了脸。
Present conditions are disgraceful.
眼下的情况是丢脸的。
shame
shame [ʃem] 使蒙羞; 使感到羞愧
例句:
Shame on you!
你真丢人!
I have shamed my family.
我使我的全家蒙羞了。
I would have been revealing something shameful.
我泄露了某件丢脸的事。
humiliate
humiliate [hjuˈmɪliˌet] 使丢脸,使出丑
例句:
Your behaviour will humiliate the whole nation.
你的行为将使整个国家蒙羞。
feel cheap
例句:
His treatment of her made her feel cheap.
他那样对待她,她觉得很丢脸。
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