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shameful

/ʃeɪmfəl/

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(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson

可耻的

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It was shameful to blame someone else for his own mistake.
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把自己的错误怪到别人头上是可耻的。
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