dishonour

英 [dɪsˈɒnə(r)]

美 [dɪsˈɑːnər]

n. 不名誉; 耻辱; 丢脸
v. 使丧失名誉; 使蒙受耻辱; 使丢脸; 违背，违反(协议或诺言)

过去分词：dishonoured　第三人称单数：dishonours　过去式：dishonoured　现在分词：dishonouring　复数：dishonours　

BNC.22127

牛津词典

noun

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

verb

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。
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

VERB 使丢脸;使丧失名誉
If youdishonoursomeone, 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。
N-UNCOUNT 不尊重;侮辱;丢脸
Dishonouris 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。
VERB 不遵守;不履行
If someonedishonoursan 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

noun

lacking honor or integrity
Synonym:dishonor
a state of shame or disgrace
1. he was resigned to a life of dishonor
Synonym:dishonor

verb

refuse to accept
1. dishonor checks and drafts
Synonym:dishonor
bring shame or dishonor upon
1. he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
Synonym:dishonordisgraceattaintshame
force (someone) to have sex against their will
1. The woman was raped on her way home at night
Synonym:raperavishviolateassaultdishonoroutrage

I will not dishonour my teacher.
我不想让我的老师丢脸。
Their remarks show dishonour to their country.
他们的言辞透露出他们对祖国的不屑。
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。
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。
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。
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。
He chooses death before dishonour.
他宁愿死也不愿受辱。
Stealing reflects dishonour on your family.
偷窃行为会使家人蒙羞。
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！
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？