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单词 red-faced
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Definition of red-faced in English:

red-faced

adjective 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

Rhymes

barefaced, 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-faced

adjectiveˈˌrɛd 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
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