"Be ashamed of" 是一个英语短语,意为“对……感到羞愧或惭愧”。它表达的是因为自己的行为、错误、失败或其他不名誉的事情而产生的一种负面情绪。这种情感通常与自我评价或他人对我们的看法有关。

**用法:**

在使用 "be ashamed of" 时,通常会接名词、代词或动名词。例如:

1. 对自己的行为感到羞愧:

   - I am ashamed of my behavior at the party last night. (我对昨晚聚会的行为感到羞愧。)

   

2. 对他人的行为感到羞愧:

   - My parents were ashamed of my brother's rude comments. (我的父母对我弟弟粗鲁的评论感到羞愧。)

3. 对某个结果或状况感到羞愧:

   - The company should be ashamed of its poor environmental record. (这家公司应该为其糟糕的环保记录感到羞愧。)

**例句:**

1. She was ashamed of her selfishness in not helping her friend. (她因没有帮助朋友而对自己的自私感到羞愧。)

2. He felt ashamed of his ignorance when discussing complex theories with experts. (当与专家讨论复杂理论时,他为自己的无知感到羞愧。)

3. The whole team was ashamed of losing to their biggest rival. (整个团队都对输给最大的对手感到羞愧。)

**同义词辨析:**

- **Embarrassed about**: 这个短语更侧重于因为某种情况或行为导致的社交尴尬或不适,而非道德或伦理上的羞愧。

   - Example: I was embarrassed about my accent when speaking in public. (我在公共场合说话时对自己的口音感到尴尬。)

- **Ashamed for**: 这个表达方式通常用于替别人感到羞愧,而不是自己。

   - Example: I was ashamed for him when he made those offensive jokes. (当他讲那些冒犯人的笑话时,我为他感到羞愧。)

- **Guilty about**: "Guilty" 强调的是对错误或罪行的内疚感,可能伴随着一种需要弥补或改正的冲动。

   - Example: She felt guilty about lying to her parents. (她对向父母撒谎感到内疚。)

- **Disappointed in**: 这个短语表示对某人或某事未达到期望或标准的失望,但不一定涉及羞愧。

   - Example: I was disappointed in myself for failing the exam. (我对自己考试不及格感到失望。)