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单词 bashful
释义 bash·ful
\ˈbashfəl, -aash-, -aish-\ adjective
Etymology: obsolete bash to be abashed (from Middle English basshen, short for abasshen) + -ful — more at abash
1. : inclined to shrink from public attention : socially shy or timid : self-conscious, diffident
 < he hesitated, awkward and bashful, shifted his weight from one leg to the other — Jack London >
 < they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it — F.B.Gipson >
2. : characterized by, showing, or resulting from extreme sensitiveness, self-consciousness, or shyness
 < found that bashful words tumbling from his tongue's end really spelled themselves out into sensible talk — Carl Sandburg >
Synonyms: see shy
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