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Definition of red-faced in English: red-facedadjective rɛdˈfeɪstˈˌrɛd ˈfeɪst Having a red face, especially as a result of embarrassment or shame. (因用力、受窘或羞耻而)脸红的,面红耳赤的 Steve was left red-faced when a fan tried to rip his trousers off 当一个歌迷试图扯掉他裤子时,史蒂夫满脸通红。 Example sentencesExamples - Royal Mail bosses were left red-faced after two letters apologising about a customer's missing mail were lost in the post.
- Sarah has emptied a bucket of blocks in front of the television and Ruth is on her back on the floor, red-faced, screaming.
- Television cameras exposed the errors, viewers were aghast and the sport's officials were left red-faced.
- A red-faced couple were forced to drive to Hadleigh fire station after the handcuffs they had put on got stuck.
- Each time he'd forget the sequence and need to be reminded; each time it left him red-faced and tired.
- Police chiefs were red-faced yesterday after their road safety trailer rolled backwards down a hill and smashed into a shop.
- The red-faced youth quickly dug into his pocket much to the amusement of the conductor.
- We were surrounded by hungry, sweaty, red-faced men finishing their lunch, not very reassuring.
- A few minutes later he returned, red-faced, to check which wine I had ordered.
- That was Thomas, I realised, looking over the plump, red-faced infant spread out uncomfortably all over my chair.
- A red-faced dad accidentally threw away his wife's family heirlooms and found them after hours rummaging through a rubbish dump!
- As many as 4,000 of the 100,000 calls made each year are from red-faced motorists who left the keys in their cars.
- The incidents left officials at both airlines red-faced in issuing apologies.
- A stranger may appear from nowhere to embrace you, leaving you red-faced.
- He came over to me, red-faced, explained what had happened, apologised profusely, and went to fetch his manager.
- A red-faced Mr Rose, 48, admitted there had been a mix-up and that he felt embarrassed about the situation.
- When he returned, red-faced, he reported that she had done the same thing to him.
- I returned to the kitchen red-faced and so angry my hands shook as I put the groceries away.
- The slightly red-faced compère lifted one glamorous rose after another and grinned for the cameras.
- I'm totally impressed by the level of skill that's required and am red-faced at my lack of knowledge prior to Saturday.
Synonyms awkward, self-conscious, uneasy, uncomfortable, unsettled, sheepish, blushing, shy
Rhymesbarefaced, baste, boldfaced, chaste, haste, lambaste, paste, po-faced, self-faced, shamefaced, smooth-faced, strait-laced, taste, unplaced, untraced, waist, waste Definition of red-faced in US English: red-facedadjectiveˈˌrɛd ˈfeɪstˈˌred ˈfāst (of a person) having a red face, especially as a result of exertion, embarrassment, or shame. (因用力、受窘或羞耻而)脸红的,面红耳赤的 Steve was left red-faced when a fan tried to rip his pants off 当一个歌迷试图扯掉他裤子时,史蒂夫满脸通红。 Example sentencesExamples - I returned to the kitchen red-faced and so angry my hands shook as I put the groceries away.
- He came over to me, red-faced, explained what had happened, apologised profusely, and went to fetch his manager.
- A red-faced Mr Rose, 48, admitted there had been a mix-up and that he felt embarrassed about the situation.
- The slightly red-faced compère lifted one glamorous rose after another and grinned for the cameras.
- Television cameras exposed the errors, viewers were aghast and the sport's officials were left red-faced.
- We were surrounded by hungry, sweaty, red-faced men finishing their lunch, not very reassuring.
- A few minutes later he returned, red-faced, to check which wine I had ordered.
- As many as 4,000 of the 100,000 calls made each year are from red-faced motorists who left the keys in their cars.
- When he returned, red-faced, he reported that she had done the same thing to him.
- The incidents left officials at both airlines red-faced in issuing apologies.
- Each time he'd forget the sequence and need to be reminded; each time it left him red-faced and tired.
- I'm totally impressed by the level of skill that's required and am red-faced at my lack of knowledge prior to Saturday.
- A red-faced couple were forced to drive to Hadleigh fire station after the handcuffs they had put on got stuck.
- Police chiefs were red-faced yesterday after their road safety trailer rolled backwards down a hill and smashed into a shop.
- The red-faced youth quickly dug into his pocket much to the amusement of the conductor.
- Royal Mail bosses were left red-faced after two letters apologising about a customer's missing mail were lost in the post.
- A red-faced dad accidentally threw away his wife's family heirlooms and found them after hours rummaging through a rubbish dump!
- That was Thomas, I realised, looking over the plump, red-faced infant spread out uncomfortably all over my chair.
- Sarah has emptied a bucket of blocks in front of the television and Ruth is on her back on the floor, red-faced, screaming.
- A stranger may appear from nowhere to embrace you, leaving you red-faced.
Synonyms awkward, self-conscious, uneasy, uncomfortable, unsettled, sheepish, blushing, shy |