humble、humiliate、degrade与disgrace这些动词均含有“使丢脸、使受耻辱”之意。
humble常可和degrade换用，强调降级所带来的耻辱；也多指自卑和感到渺小无能的心理状态。
- He was humbled by the child's generosity.
那个孩子的宽宏大量使他自惭形秽。 - The world champion was humbled (= unexpectedly defeated) by an unknown outsider in last night's race.
昨晚比赛中那位世界冠军意外地被一位无名小卒击败。
humiliate : 指损伤或剥夺自尊感，损坏自尊心，强调蒙受耻辱。
- How could you humiliate me by questioning my judgment in front of everyone like that?
你怎么能那样当众质疑我的判断，让我丢脸？ - England were humiliated (= completely defeated) in last night's match.
昨晚的比赛中英格兰队遭遇惨败。
degrade : 指因过失而受到降级、阶格；也多指因自身的境遇而感到耻辱。
- Pornography degrades women.
色情作品是对女性的侮辱。 - A dishonest action like that will degrade you.
像这样不诚实的行为会使你降低身份。
disgrace : 指降低某人在他人心目中的地位，使其丢脸。
- They were sent home in disgrace.
他们被灰溜溜地送回了家里。 - He brought disgrace on the whole team by falsifying the results.
他篡改比分的行为让全队丢了脸。
