dishonour

noun

1. 不名誉；耻辱；丢脸
   a loss of honour or respect because you have done sth immoral or unacceptable

verb

1. 使丧失名誉；使蒙受耻辱；使丢脸
   to make sb/sth lose the respect of other people
   1. You have dishonoured the name of the school.
      你败坏了学校的名声。
2. 违背，违反（协议或诺言）
   to refuse to keep an agreement or promise
   1. He had dishonoured nearly all of his election pledges.
      他几乎违背了所有的竞选诺言。

in AM, use 美国英语用 dishonor


1. VERB 使丢脸;使丧失名誉
   If you dishonour someone, you behave in a way that damages their good reputation.
   1. It would dishonour my family if I didn't wear the veil.
      如果我不戴面纱就会有辱门楣。
2. N-UNCOUNT 不尊重;侮辱;丢脸
   Dishonour is a state in which people disapprove of you and lose their respect for you.
   1. ...a choice between death and dishonour...
      在死亡和耻辱之间作选择
   2. She refuses to see her beloved boy die in such dishonor.
      她不愿看到她深爱的男友就这样不名誉地死去。
3. VERB 不遵守;不履行
   If someone dishonours an agreement, they refuse to act according to its conditions.
   1. We found that the bank had dishonoured some of our cheques.
      我们发现银行拒绝兑现我们的部分支票。
   2. ...the dishonoured pledges to British manufacturing.
      对英国制造业背弃承诺

1. It would dishonour my family if I didn't wear the veil.
   如果我不戴面纱就会有辱门楣。
2. We found that the bank had dishonoured some of our cheques.
   我们发现银行拒绝兑现我们的部分支票。
3. It is illegal to dishonour bookings; that goes for restaurants as well as customers.
   不履行预订是违法行为，这既适用于餐馆和也适用于顾客。
4. He had to choose between death and dishonour.
   他不得不在死亡和屈辱之间进行抉择。
5. He would rather die than live in dishonour.
   他宁死不愿忍辱偷生。
6. He chooses death before dishonour.
   他宁愿死也不愿受辱。
7. I dare not quit my post, though an unfaithful sentinel, whose sure reward is death and dishonour, when his dreary watch shall come to an end!
   虽说我是个不忠于职守的哨兵，等到这种沉网的守望终了的时候，我所能得到的报酬只能是不光彩的死亡，但我仍不敢擅离岗位！
8. It may be, he replied, because I will not encounter the dishonour that besmirches the husband of a faithless woman.
   可能是，他答道，因为我不愿意蒙受一个不忠实的女人给丈夫带来玷辱。
9. I wouldn't do your sister the dishonour.
   我无意使你姐姐难堪。
10. We are numb to dishonour.
    我们对虚伪麻木不仁。
11. Stealing reflects dishonour on your family.
    偷窃行为会使家人蒙羞。
12. To privilege dishonour in thy name?
    以你的名义将丑行免除？
13. Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my father, and ye do dishonour me.
    耶稣说，我不是鬼附着的。我尊敬我的父，你们倒轻慢我。
14. Some of the leaders of the coup took their lives rather than face dishonour.
    政变的一些领导人宁愿自杀，也不愿蒙受耻辱。
15. Their remarks show dishonour to their country.
    他们的言辞透露出他们对祖国的不屑。
16. A stay in such an institution should not bring shame or dishonour on the patients.
    在这样一种医院里住，应该不会给病人带来难堪或耻辱。
17. They felt that the family would suffer some slight dishonour.
    他们认为这家人的名誉多少会受到一点损害。
18. His desertion from the army brought dishonour on his family.
    他当逃兵的事使他的家庭受了耻辱。
19. He wanted to save his dead brother's name from dishonour without obliging either his nephew or himself to part with a sou.
    他要挽回亡弟的名誉，可无须他或他的侄儿花一个钱。
20. If a person has no money in the bank, the bank will dishonour his checks.
    如果一个人在银行里没有存款，那银行将拒绝支付他的支票。
21. Do not blacken your fame, and perish in dishonour!
    不要玷污你的名声，不光彩地毁掉自己！
22. He had to choose between death and dishonour. I would as soon die as live in dishonour.
    他不得不在死亡和屈辱之间进行抉择。与其屈辱地活着，我宁愿去死。
23. Is it honouring your husband to dishonour his business?
    害得你丈夫的业务倒霉就是尊重他么？
24. She felt herself shut in with her dishonour.
    她觉得自己被锁在里面，已彻底地身败名裂。
25. Bring dishonour on one's family, country, regiment, etc.
    使自己的家庭、国家、所在团等蒙羞。
26. It is sown in dishonour. It is raised in glory.
    所种的是羞辱的，复活的是荣耀的。
27. Protest is dispensed with by any circumstance which would dispense with notice of dishonour.
    拒绝证书可根据任何免除作不能兑现通知之情况而免除。
28. You wouidn't have to face your own weakness and dishonour.
    你就不用面对自己的脆弱和丢脸的事。
29. I will not dishonour my teacher.
    我不想让我的老师丢脸。
30. ( of actions, results, etc) bring honour, dishonour, etc to sb/ sth
    （指行为、结果等）给某人[某事物]带来光荣、耻辱等

noun

1. lacking honor or integrity

   Synonym:    dishonor

2. a state of shame or disgrace
   1. he was resigned to a life of dishonor

   Synonym:    dishonor

verb

1. refuse to accept
   1. dishonor checks and drafts

   Synonym:    dishonor

2. bring shame or dishonor upon
   1. he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime

   Synonym:    dishonordisgraceattaintshame

3. force (someone) to have sex against their will
   1. The woman was raped on her way home at night

   Synonym:    raperavishviolateassaultdishonoroutrage