Definition of bashful in English:

bashful

adjective ˈbaʃfʊlˈbaʃf(ə)lˈbæʃfəl

Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy.
羞怯的；忸怩的
everything you need to know but have been too bashful to ask
suddenly bashful, she could think of nothing to say
don't be bashful about telling folk how you feel
Example sentencesExamples
- I told him I thought he looked pretty good considering, but he was bashful and said he thought he looked pretty bad.
- But Mr Desmond is not known for being particularly image-conscious or bashful.
- I will always remember the look of bashful happiness on Arthur's face as people in the audience constantly called out his name.
- Don't be bashful guys, I put the board there for all of us so don't wait for me.
- Emy, always modest and bashful, had blushed and refused to let him draw her, claiming that it embarrassed her to have him watching her so intently.
- I noticed a flush on Angie's cheek as Christopher smiled, bashful but reserved.
- If you go and you're kind of acting bashful and you don't belong, I think people can spot that on you.
- The staff are very approachable and we let more bashful people wander around to avoid embarrassment unless they ask us.
- Once there, her life begins, from crawling to walking, through playful child, bashful teenager, lover and mother, into old age.
- ‘We do discuss it among ourselves, not just at school,’ Ian, from Cleckheaton, told me in a bashful tone.
- School sports are not for the bashful, and privacy expectations are limited.
- Barbara was a very, very gentle person, but she was not bashful about expressing her point of view.
- People genuinely do seem bashful about pressing the ‘call flight attendant’ button.
- But the bashful hero politely declined before going back to base.
- Collina's famously piercing gaze uncharacteristically drops away, almost bashful at being reminded of the compliment.
- The popular children's story is about an affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur who befriends a spider named Charlotte.
- He's not at all bashful about photographing us older folks, either.
- He's also not bashful about experimenting with them while recording, which makes for some pretty funny gaffes.
- They hope to draw in more bashful youngsters with modern features including up-to-date chart music and videos as well as animation.
- Private lessons are also available for you bashful dancers at $30 per class.
Synonyms
shy, reserved, diffident, retiring, self-conscious, coy, demure, reticent, reluctant, shrinking, timid, timorous, meek
hesitant, apprehensive, nervous, insecure, doubting, wary, unconfident, inhibited, faint-hearted
embarrassed, shamefaced, sheepish

Derivatives

bashfully

adverbˈbaʃfʊliˈbaʃfəli

‘He called me up and asked me to get involved in his new image and design stuff,’ Devangelis says bashfully.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I think it's going to be a good film, provided they cut all the scenes with me on the horse,’ he offers bashfully.
- ‘I feel strongly about that stuff,’ he adds almost bashfully.
- Halfpenny's mother, who paid for her daughter's ballet lessons when she was a child, ran onstage to give her a hug but bashfully turned back before the cameras.
- But as Bill praised the service at a ceremony outside The Lowry centre, Katie, who was waiting for her turn to speak, pulled faces and smiled bashfully at the audience.

bashfulness

nounˈbaʃfəlnəsˈbæʃfəlnəs

By reserve we do not mean bashfulness or timidity.
Example sentencesExamples
- Modesty suggests shunning indecent behavior but it also implies bashfulness based on timidity.
- She has a quiet, humble presence not to be confused with bashfulness, and a Bob Marley shirt claiming, ‘One Love.’
- The crowd eventually found its courage after a moment of bashfulness and then the flurry of items commenced to wend they way to the stage.
- The MVP award is a topic players normally shoo away with humility and bashfulness - whether sincere or not.

Origin

Late 15th century: from obsolete bash 'make or become abashed' (from abash) + -ful.

Definition of bashful in US English:

bashful

adjectiveˈbaSHfəlˈbæʃfəl

Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy.
羞怯的；忸怩的
don't be bashful about telling folks how you feel
Example sentencesExamples
- I will always remember the look of bashful happiness on Arthur's face as people in the audience constantly called out his name.
- School sports are not for the bashful, and privacy expectations are limited.
- Emy, always modest and bashful, had blushed and refused to let him draw her, claiming that it embarrassed her to have him watching her so intently.
- If you go and you're kind of acting bashful and you don't belong, I think people can spot that on you.
- The staff are very approachable and we let more bashful people wander around to avoid embarrassment unless they ask us.
- They hope to draw in more bashful youngsters with modern features including up-to-date chart music and videos as well as animation.
- Barbara was a very, very gentle person, but she was not bashful about expressing her point of view.
- But the bashful hero politely declined before going back to base.
- I noticed a flush on Angie's cheek as Christopher smiled, bashful but reserved.
- The popular children's story is about an affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur who befriends a spider named Charlotte.
- People genuinely do seem bashful about pressing the ‘call flight attendant’ button.
- I told him I thought he looked pretty good considering, but he was bashful and said he thought he looked pretty bad.
- ‘We do discuss it among ourselves, not just at school,’ Ian, from Cleckheaton, told me in a bashful tone.
- Don't be bashful guys, I put the board there for all of us so don't wait for me.
- Collina's famously piercing gaze uncharacteristically drops away, almost bashful at being reminded of the compliment.
- He's not at all bashful about photographing us older folks, either.
- But Mr Desmond is not known for being particularly image-conscious or bashful.
- He's also not bashful about experimenting with them while recording, which makes for some pretty funny gaffes.
- Once there, her life begins, from crawling to walking, through playful child, bashful teenager, lover and mother, into old age.
- Private lessons are also available for you bashful dancers at $30 per class.
Synonyms
shy, reserved, diffident, retiring, self-conscious, coy, demure, reticent, reluctant, shrinking, timid, timorous, meek

Origin

Late 15th century: from obsolete bash ‘make or become abashed’ (from abash) + -ful.

单词	bashful
释义	Definition of bashful in English: bashful adjective ˈbaʃfʊlˈbaʃf(ə)lˈbæʃfəl Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy. 羞怯的；忸怩的 everything you need to know but have been too bashful to ask suddenly bashful, she could think of nothing to say don't be bashful about telling folk how you feel Example sentencesExamples I told him I thought he looked pretty good considering, but he was bashful and said he thought he looked pretty bad. But Mr Desmond is not known for being particularly image-conscious or bashful. I will always remember the look of bashful happiness on Arthur's face as people in the audience constantly called out his name. Don't be bashful guys, I put the board there for all of us so don't wait for me. Emy, always modest and bashful, had blushed and refused to let him draw her, claiming that it embarrassed her to have him watching her so intently. I noticed a flush on Angie's cheek as Christopher smiled, bashful but reserved. If you go and you're kind of acting bashful and you don't belong, I think people can spot that on you. The staff are very approachable and we let more bashful people wander around to avoid embarrassment unless they ask us. Once there, her life begins, from crawling to walking, through playful child, bashful teenager, lover and mother, into old age. ‘We do discuss it among ourselves, not just at school,’ Ian, from Cleckheaton, told me in a bashful tone. School sports are not for the bashful, and privacy expectations are limited. Barbara was a very, very gentle person, but she was not bashful about expressing her point of view. People genuinely do seem bashful about pressing the ‘call flight attendant’ button. But the bashful hero politely declined before going back to base. Collina's famously piercing gaze uncharacteristically drops away, almost bashful at being reminded of the compliment. The popular children's story is about an affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur who befriends a spider named Charlotte. He's not at all bashful about photographing us older folks, either. He's also not bashful about experimenting with them while recording, which makes for some pretty funny gaffes. They hope to draw in more bashful youngsters with modern features including up-to-date chart music and videos as well as animation. Private lessons are also available for you bashful dancers at $30 per class. Synonyms shy, reserved, diffident, retiring, self-conscious, coy, demure, reticent, reluctant, shrinking, timid, timorous, meek hesitant, apprehensive, nervous, insecure, doubting, wary, unconfident, inhibited, faint-hearted embarrassed, shamefaced, sheepish Derivatives bashfully adverbˈbaʃfʊliˈbaʃfəli ‘He called me up and asked me to get involved in his new image and design stuff,’ Devangelis says bashfully. Example sentencesExamples ‘I think it's going to be a good film, provided they cut all the scenes with me on the horse,’ he offers bashfully. ‘I feel strongly about that stuff,’ he adds almost bashfully. Halfpenny's mother, who paid for her daughter's ballet lessons when she was a child, ran onstage to give her a hug but bashfully turned back before the cameras. But as Bill praised the service at a ceremony outside The Lowry centre, Katie, who was waiting for her turn to speak, pulled faces and smiled bashfully at the audience. bashfulness nounˈbaʃfəlnəsˈbæʃfəlnəs By reserve we do not mean bashfulness or timidity. Example sentencesExamples Modesty suggests shunning indecent behavior but it also implies bashfulness based on timidity. She has a quiet, humble presence not to be confused with bashfulness, and a Bob Marley shirt claiming, ‘One Love.’ The crowd eventually found its courage after a moment of bashfulness and then the flurry of items commenced to wend they way to the stage. The MVP award is a topic players normally shoo away with humility and bashfulness - whether sincere or not. Origin Late 15th century: from obsolete bash 'make or become abashed' (from abash) + -ful. Definition of bashful in US English: bashful adjectiveˈbaSHfəlˈbæʃfəl Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy. 羞怯的；忸怩的 don't be bashful about telling folks how you feel Example sentencesExamples I will always remember the look of bashful happiness on Arthur's face as people in the audience constantly called out his name. School sports are not for the bashful, and privacy expectations are limited. Emy, always modest and bashful, had blushed and refused to let him draw her, claiming that it embarrassed her to have him watching her so intently. If you go and you're kind of acting bashful and you don't belong, I think people can spot that on you. The staff are very approachable and we let more bashful people wander around to avoid embarrassment unless they ask us. They hope to draw in more bashful youngsters with modern features including up-to-date chart music and videos as well as animation. Barbara was a very, very gentle person, but she was not bashful about expressing her point of view. But the bashful hero politely declined before going back to base. I noticed a flush on Angie's cheek as Christopher smiled, bashful but reserved. The popular children's story is about an affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur who befriends a spider named Charlotte. People genuinely do seem bashful about pressing the ‘call flight attendant’ button. I told him I thought he looked pretty good considering, but he was bashful and said he thought he looked pretty bad. ‘We do discuss it among ourselves, not just at school,’ Ian, from Cleckheaton, told me in a bashful tone. Don't be bashful guys, I put the board there for all of us so don't wait for me. Collina's famously piercing gaze uncharacteristically drops away, almost bashful at being reminded of the compliment. He's not at all bashful about photographing us older folks, either. But Mr Desmond is not known for being particularly image-conscious or bashful. He's also not bashful about experimenting with them while recording, which makes for some pretty funny gaffes. Once there, her life begins, from crawling to walking, through playful child, bashful teenager, lover and mother, into old age. Private lessons are also available for you bashful dancers at $30 per class. Synonyms shy, reserved, diffident, retiring, self-conscious, coy, demure, reticent, reluctant, shrinking, timid, timorous, meek Origin Late 15th century: from obsolete bash ‘make or become abashed’ (from abash) + -ful.
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