dis grace /dis'greis/
noun, verb
unoun 1
[U] the loss of other people’s respect and approval because of the bad way sb
has behaved It#; AA;^ 0QCI shame: Her behaviour has brought disgrace on her family. AAHiL
0 The swimmer was sent home from the
Olympics in disgrace.
0
So 0 There is no
disgrace in being poor. AH5t # o 0 Sam was in disgrace with his parents. ^#9 B A 3gXflfe#J5£#o 2 [sing.] a - (to sb/sth) a person or thing that
is so bad that people connected with them or it feel or should feel ashamed 4s
A H #0 H141$ A ( s$L A ) : Your homework is ah absolute
disgrace.
state of our roads is a national disgrace, f! @ M #J lit # o 0 It’s a disgrace that (= it is very wrong
that) they are paid
so little,
ffeCI 65 It SH #P Jtt m, AAfftiS7„
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verb [VN] 1 to behave badly
in a way that makes you or other people feel ashamed f$i A ; f£ i! 3!: 51 # : I disgraced myself by drinking far too much. M M t±5 7 o 0 He had disgraced the family
name. ftfe$7?5 * 2 be disgraced to lose the respect of
people, usually so that you lose a position of power f££#f9i&; f£A$Ss
f£AAitfef:g: He
was publicly disgraced and sent into exile,
0 a
disgraced politicianAeader /
^-^A
dis grace ful /dis'greisfl/ adj. very bad or
unacceptable; that people should feel ashamed about ; rJ51
;
A (ft: His behaviour
was absolutely disgraceful! fife #J tf A M Rf 51! 0 It’s disgraceful that none of the
family tried to help her. M % ft A Kt ffl Sb M, A
A ft it
T o 0 a disgraceful waste of money nj 51 [tfj ^ $5 'M ► disgracefully /-fali/ adv.
dis grun tled /dis'grAntld/ adj. ~ (at sb/sth) annoyed or disappointed
because sth has happened to upset you AfifW; A ili A : I left feeling disgruntled at the
way I’d been treated. IS f
<J iU lit MW
0 M
disgruntled employees w
SYNONYMS
disease
illness*disorder♦infection * condition ♦ailment♦ bug
These
are all words for a medical problem.
disease
a medical
problem affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection #ft A, zftft#/Hl
tfe $J ^He suffers
from a rare blood disease, fife
illness a
medical problem, or a period of suffering from one ftfiA !%#! > : She died after a long illness.
DISEASE OR ILLNESS? disease 3Ji illness ?
Disease
is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those
that affect the organs. Illness is used to talk about both more severe and more
minor medical problems, and those that affect mental health. * disease
mness
of, heart/kidney/iiver illness o
mental disease Disease is not used about a period
of i 11 ness. * disease A ft >H#f $1: She died after a long
disorder (rather formal) an illness that causes a part of
the body to stop functioning correctly ft Aii, ]§SitL,
A
jut , : a rare disorder of the liver —fff
M A
disorder is generally not infectious.
Disorder
occurs most frequently with words relating to mental problems, for example psychiatric, personality, mental and eating. When it is used to talk about
physical problems, it most often occurs with blood, bowel and kidney, and these are commonly serious,
571 disgust
dis-guise /dis'gaiz/ verb, noun
m verb [VN] 1 ~ sb (as
sb/sth) to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you fg
iff; ^ ffr; $j The hijackers were heavily disguised.
T* T* % ^ o
0 She disguised herself as a boy. M A J?
0 They got in disguised
as security guards. ftfefn^ffr jkf&AAM^T^Ao 2
to hide sth or change it, so that it cannot be recognized ft ; ftitft HTH conceal : She made no attempt to disguise her surprise, ftfe ^ A ^ fife i S dtfjfjjjC 0 0 It was a thinly
disguised attack on the President. iL M IE $ i® & 0L 0 0 She couldn’t
disguise the fact that she felt
uncomfortable. MX A
ft tfpillfelPA^^^'lto
o note
at hide ■ noun 1 [C, U] a thing that
you wear or use to change your appearance so that people do not recognize you %£ % ; it R: She wore glasses and a
wig as a disguise. MUfO The star travelled in
disguise (= wearing a disguise). &f\£f$ JSffcT^AIfe Vs o O (figurative) A vote
for the Liberal Democrats is just a Labour vote in disguise. & g &
2
[U] the art of changing your appearance so that people do not recognize you
fgtfjf;
$1 : He is a master of disguise, fife M $3
^ it? A 0
lETCI see BLESSING dis-gUSt /dis'gAst/ noun,
verb unoun [U] ~ (at/with sth)
| ~ (for sb) a strong feeling of dislike or disapproval for sb/sth that you
feel is unacceptable, or for sth that looks, smells, etc. unpleasant fUM; 1H35; fg.Hl: She expressed her
disgust at the programme by writing a letter of complaint. ftfeW
T^Si^ft, O The idea fills me
with disgust. 0 I can only feel
disgust for these criminals. 0
He walked away in disgust, ftfe Hi ff A M, fcAJFTo o Much to
my disgust, they refused to help, fife ff] A # # ft, o She wrinkled her nose in disgust
at the smell. MmmHft,
u verb [VN] if sth disgusts
you, it makes you feel shocked
severe or rare. * disorder
— $£A#^,
M
flfl , iW
psychiatric/personality/mental/eating
disorder ( A»»*l; i&ftm
51)
c blood/
bowel/kidney disorder (
jfiLi&'pj;
^ serious, severe ^ rare #is]
ma
infection an illness
that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body ft
a throat
infection
condition a medical
problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it ftS
MAfflUW: a heart condition -tJKfPi ailment (rather
formal) an illness that is not very
serious ft $£ ^, A S: childhood ailments JLSBW
bug (informal) an infectious illness that is
usually fairly mild j, Afpf: a nasty flu bug TMW
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
(a) bowel/heart/liver/respiratory disease/disorder/ condition
■
a mental/psychiatric/psychological illness/disorder/ condition
■
to have/suffer from a(n) disease/illness/disorder/
infection/condition/ailment/bug
■
to catch/contract/get/pick up a(n) disease/illness/
infection/bug
to carry/pass on/spread/transmit a(n) disease/illness/ infection