| 单词 | abashed |
| 释义 | abashed (once / 1226 pages) adj If you feel abashed, you're embarrassed and a little uneasy. People feel abashed when they're caught in a lie, or make a mistake, or suddenly feel self-conscious for some reason. Feeling abashed isn't quite as painful as feeling ashamed, but it's close. When you're abashed, you're not feeling confident or strong: you're a little shaken up and taken aback. You feel embarrassed or chagrined. This is a word for a self-conscious, uneasy feeling––think caught with your hand in the cookie jar or your drinking out of the milk carton in the middle of the night. WORD FAMILYabashed: abashedly, unabashed+/abash: abashed, abashes, abashing, abashment/abashment: abashments/unabashed: unabashedly USAGE EXAMPLES“I hope they would be sighted before now,” said the abashed intelligence officer. Seattle Times(Dec 03, 2016) As shy and abashed as Cohen could be, other artists were finding his music and feeling much more enthusiastic about it. Salon(Nov 15, 2016) Mr. Kaiser made it clear that he was beyond abashed by what had happened. New York Times(Nov 02, 2016) adj feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious felt abashed at the extravagant praise Syn chagrined, embarrassed discomposed having your composure disturbed |
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