put to shame
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put to shame
verb puts to shame · putting to shame · put to shame
- To humiliate; to disgrace. 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.
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To outdo thoroughly; to surpass; to outperform; to show up.
Henry put me to shame; he fought, and fought bravely. John and I had made no resistance.
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verb to humiliate; disgrace
| 中文 | 羞辱 xiūrǔ, xiūrù |
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verb to outdo thoroughly
| 中文 | 相形見絀 /相形见绌 xiāngxíngjiànchù |
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