Definition of shamefaced in English:

shamefaced

adjective ʃeɪmˈfeɪstˈʃeɪmfeɪstˈʃeɪmfeɪst

Feeling or expressing shame or embarrassment.
害羞的，羞怯的；面带愧色的
all the boys looked shamefaced
所有的男孩子看上去都是羞答答的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Lynch wrote a notoriously vengeful poem, full of vicious curses, a story he tells against himself in shamefaced penance.
- The 600 guests went home, but she returned, slightly shamefaced, and landed herself a movie deal.
- ‘I know,’ she said, a little shamefaced, ‘but I must take a picture of this.’
- Anyone lighting fireworks in a public place faces arrest and prosecution, so let's look forward to a few shamefaced souls in court.
- But Nick was already looking shamefaced and cold.
- Yet this is not a film that apologises, like a shamefaced school boy, for its country's past.
- During his detention, he became a cause célèbre among tech activists, who held large protests outside the offices until shamefaced executives dropped their complaint against him.
- But she did give notice to Miss Wundt who, having taken her room as a single lady, had different men coming out of it in the mornings and could often be heard screaming insults after them as they made their shamefaced way down the stairs.
- ‘Sorry Mrs. Young,’ chorused the others dully, looking slightly shamefaced, and Jesse redder than before.
- Feeling remarkably like a shamefaced puppy, she trod reluctantly into the kitchen and gave them both that icy what-the-hell-do-you-want look she'd perfected by ninth grade.
- Despite the shamefaced grins that characterised the victims' interviews, there was no mistaking their anger.
- ‘Uhh… I know,’ he replied, feeling a little shamefaced.
- Next day the shamefaced deputies of the Riksdag were forced to walk between lines of troops with fixed bayonets to assemble in a Parliament Hall surrounded by field guns, each with an artillerist standing behind it with a lighted taper.
- He eventually made it to the meeting looking shamefaced but the fact he left the pub at all just goes to show how thoroughly modern this new breed of e-hack really is.
- They narrowed at Adam, but they didn't contain their previous venom, and Adam glared right back at her, and she turned away, shamefaced.
- It is the scientific community and the government's somewhat shamefaced approach to animal research that allows activists to make their impact.
- I smothered a laugh as my dad suddenly stopped midway through his angry tirade directed at a group of shamefaced security officers, and slowly pivoted his head in our direction.
- After this, the first one looks shamefaced and says, ‘Girls, I've got a confession to make.’
- ‘Well, I, uhm, don't know what I'm going to tell Ricky,’ I admit, shamefaced.
- A grin spread over Michelle's face, snapping out of her thoughts to look at Heath, though she completely missed the look of shamefaced hurt that washed over his features.
Synonyms
ashamed, abashed, sheepish, guilty, conscience-stricken, guilt-ridden, contrite, sorry, remorseful, repentant, penitent, hangdog, regretful, rueful, apologetic
embarrassed, mortified, red-faced, chagrined, humiliated, uncomfortable, discomfited
in sackcloth and ashes
informal with one's tail between one's legs
rare compunctious

Derivatives

shamefacedly

adverb ʃeɪmˈfeɪsɪdliʃeɪmˈfeɪstli

I politely refused at first, but after their urgings I finally shamefacedly admitted that I could only eat food cooked with bottled water.
Example sentencesExamples
- Slowly, perhaps shamefacedly, but ever-so-reluctantly, the rich countries have heeded the message.
- This space may be called, a bit shamefacedly, the ‘mud room,’ perhaps to explain why a portion of it is devoted to sticks the dogs brought home.
- Then they realised that lots of decisions were being made without them and then they came back, rather shamefacedly.
- Rather shamefacedly, I admitted that I actually had forgotten to do so in my eagerness to engage the enemy!

shamefacedness

noun ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪsɪdnəs

He had christened it the ‘grammatical fiction’ with that shamefacedness about the first person singular which the Party had inculcated in its disciples.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'modest, shy'): alteration of archaic shamefast, by association with face.

Rhymes

barefaced, baste, boldfaced, chaste, haste, lambaste, paste, po-faced, red-faced, self-faced, smooth-faced, strait-laced, taste, unplaced, untraced, waist, waste

Definition of shamefaced in US English:

shamefaced

adjectiveˈʃeɪmfeɪstˈSHāmfāst

Feeling or expressing shame or embarrassment.
害羞的，羞怯的；面带愧色的
all the boys looked shamefaced
所有的男孩子看上去都是羞答答的。
Example sentencesExamples
- The 600 guests went home, but she returned, slightly shamefaced, and landed herself a movie deal.
- Despite the shamefaced grins that characterised the victims' interviews, there was no mistaking their anger.
- Next day the shamefaced deputies of the Riksdag were forced to walk between lines of troops with fixed bayonets to assemble in a Parliament Hall surrounded by field guns, each with an artillerist standing behind it with a lighted taper.
- Lynch wrote a notoriously vengeful poem, full of vicious curses, a story he tells against himself in shamefaced penance.
- A grin spread over Michelle's face, snapping out of her thoughts to look at Heath, though she completely missed the look of shamefaced hurt that washed over his features.
- ‘Sorry Mrs. Young,’ chorused the others dully, looking slightly shamefaced, and Jesse redder than before.
- ‘Well, I, uhm, don't know what I'm going to tell Ricky,’ I admit, shamefaced.
- It is the scientific community and the government's somewhat shamefaced approach to animal research that allows activists to make their impact.
- Feeling remarkably like a shamefaced puppy, she trod reluctantly into the kitchen and gave them both that icy what-the-hell-do-you-want look she'd perfected by ninth grade.
- I smothered a laugh as my dad suddenly stopped midway through his angry tirade directed at a group of shamefaced security officers, and slowly pivoted his head in our direction.
- During his detention, he became a cause célèbre among tech activists, who held large protests outside the offices until shamefaced executives dropped their complaint against him.
- Anyone lighting fireworks in a public place faces arrest and prosecution, so let's look forward to a few shamefaced souls in court.
- He eventually made it to the meeting looking shamefaced but the fact he left the pub at all just goes to show how thoroughly modern this new breed of e-hack really is.
- Yet this is not a film that apologises, like a shamefaced school boy, for its country's past.
- ‘Uhh… I know,’ he replied, feeling a little shamefaced.
- But she did give notice to Miss Wundt who, having taken her room as a single lady, had different men coming out of it in the mornings and could often be heard screaming insults after them as they made their shamefaced way down the stairs.
- ‘I know,’ she said, a little shamefaced, ‘but I must take a picture of this.’
- But Nick was already looking shamefaced and cold.
- After this, the first one looks shamefaced and says, ‘Girls, I've got a confession to make.’
- They narrowed at Adam, but they didn't contain their previous venom, and Adam glared right back at her, and she turned away, shamefaced.
Synonyms
ashamed, abashed, sheepish, guilty, conscience-stricken, guilt-ridden, contrite, sorry, remorseful, repentant, penitent, hangdog, regretful, rueful, apologetic

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘modest, shy’): alteration of archaic shamefast, by association with face.

单词	shamefaced
释义	Definition of shamefaced in English: shamefaced adjective ʃeɪmˈfeɪstˈʃeɪmfeɪstˈʃeɪmfeɪst Feeling or expressing shame or embarrassment. 害羞的，羞怯的；面带愧色的 all the boys looked shamefaced 所有的男孩子看上去都是羞答答的。 Example sentencesExamples Lynch wrote a notoriously vengeful poem, full of vicious curses, a story he tells against himself in shamefaced penance. The 600 guests went home, but she returned, slightly shamefaced, and landed herself a movie deal. ‘I know,’ she said, a little shamefaced, ‘but I must take a picture of this.’ Anyone lighting fireworks in a public place faces arrest and prosecution, so let's look forward to a few shamefaced souls in court. But Nick was already looking shamefaced and cold. Yet this is not a film that apologises, like a shamefaced school boy, for its country's past. During his detention, he became a cause célèbre among tech activists, who held large protests outside the offices until shamefaced executives dropped their complaint against him. But she did give notice to Miss Wundt who, having taken her room as a single lady, had different men coming out of it in the mornings and could often be heard screaming insults after them as they made their shamefaced way down the stairs. ‘Sorry Mrs. Young,’ chorused the others dully, looking slightly shamefaced, and Jesse redder than before. Feeling remarkably like a shamefaced puppy, she trod reluctantly into the kitchen and gave them both that icy what-the-hell-do-you-want look she'd perfected by ninth grade. Despite the shamefaced grins that characterised the victims' interviews, there was no mistaking their anger. ‘Uhh… I know,’ he replied, feeling a little shamefaced. Next day the shamefaced deputies of the Riksdag were forced to walk between lines of troops with fixed bayonets to assemble in a Parliament Hall surrounded by field guns, each with an artillerist standing behind it with a lighted taper. He eventually made it to the meeting looking shamefaced but the fact he left the pub at all just goes to show how thoroughly modern this new breed of e-hack really is. They narrowed at Adam, but they didn't contain their previous venom, and Adam glared right back at her, and she turned away, shamefaced. It is the scientific community and the government's somewhat shamefaced approach to animal research that allows activists to make their impact. I smothered a laugh as my dad suddenly stopped midway through his angry tirade directed at a group of shamefaced security officers, and slowly pivoted his head in our direction. After this, the first one looks shamefaced and says, ‘Girls, I've got a confession to make.’ ‘Well, I, uhm, don't know what I'm going to tell Ricky,’ I admit, shamefaced. A grin spread over Michelle's face, snapping out of her thoughts to look at Heath, though she completely missed the look of shamefaced hurt that washed over his features. Synonyms ashamed, abashed, sheepish, guilty, conscience-stricken, guilt-ridden, contrite, sorry, remorseful, repentant, penitent, hangdog, regretful, rueful, apologetic embarrassed, mortified, red-faced, chagrined, humiliated, uncomfortable, discomfited in sackcloth and ashes informal with one's tail between one's legs rare compunctious Derivatives shamefacedly adverb ʃeɪmˈfeɪsɪdliʃeɪmˈfeɪstli I politely refused at first, but after their urgings I finally shamefacedly admitted that I could only eat food cooked with bottled water. Example sentencesExamples Slowly, perhaps shamefacedly, but ever-so-reluctantly, the rich countries have heeded the message. This space may be called, a bit shamefacedly, the ‘mud room,’ perhaps to explain why a portion of it is devoted to sticks the dogs brought home. Then they realised that lots of decisions were being made without them and then they came back, rather shamefacedly. Rather shamefacedly, I admitted that I actually had forgotten to do so in my eagerness to engage the enemy! shamefacedness noun ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪsɪdnəs He had christened it the ‘grammatical fiction’ with that shamefacedness about the first person singular which the Party had inculcated in its disciples. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'modest, shy'): alteration of archaic shamefast, by association with face. Rhymes barefaced, baste, boldfaced, chaste, haste, lambaste, paste, po-faced, red-faced, self-faced, smooth-faced, strait-laced, taste, unplaced, untraced, waist, waste Definition of shamefaced in US English: shamefaced adjectiveˈʃeɪmfeɪstˈSHāmfāst Feeling or expressing shame or embarrassment. 害羞的，羞怯的；面带愧色的 all the boys looked shamefaced 所有的男孩子看上去都是羞答答的。 Example sentencesExamples The 600 guests went home, but she returned, slightly shamefaced, and landed herself a movie deal. Despite the shamefaced grins that characterised the victims' interviews, there was no mistaking their anger. Next day the shamefaced deputies of the Riksdag were forced to walk between lines of troops with fixed bayonets to assemble in a Parliament Hall surrounded by field guns, each with an artillerist standing behind it with a lighted taper. Lynch wrote a notoriously vengeful poem, full of vicious curses, a story he tells against himself in shamefaced penance. A grin spread over Michelle's face, snapping out of her thoughts to look at Heath, though she completely missed the look of shamefaced hurt that washed over his features. ‘Sorry Mrs. Young,’ chorused the others dully, looking slightly shamefaced, and Jesse redder than before. ‘Well, I, uhm, don't know what I'm going to tell Ricky,’ I admit, shamefaced. It is the scientific community and the government's somewhat shamefaced approach to animal research that allows activists to make their impact. Feeling remarkably like a shamefaced puppy, she trod reluctantly into the kitchen and gave them both that icy what-the-hell-do-you-want look she'd perfected by ninth grade. I smothered a laugh as my dad suddenly stopped midway through his angry tirade directed at a group of shamefaced security officers, and slowly pivoted his head in our direction. During his detention, he became a cause célèbre among tech activists, who held large protests outside the offices until shamefaced executives dropped their complaint against him. Anyone lighting fireworks in a public place faces arrest and prosecution, so let's look forward to a few shamefaced souls in court. He eventually made it to the meeting looking shamefaced but the fact he left the pub at all just goes to show how thoroughly modern this new breed of e-hack really is. Yet this is not a film that apologises, like a shamefaced school boy, for its country's past. ‘Uhh… I know,’ he replied, feeling a little shamefaced. But she did give notice to Miss Wundt who, having taken her room as a single lady, had different men coming out of it in the mornings and could often be heard screaming insults after them as they made their shamefaced way down the stairs. ‘I know,’ she said, a little shamefaced, ‘but I must take a picture of this.’ But Nick was already looking shamefaced and cold. After this, the first one looks shamefaced and says, ‘Girls, I've got a confession to make.’ They narrowed at Adam, but they didn't contain their previous venom, and Adam glared right back at her, and she turned away, shamefaced. Synonyms ashamed, abashed, sheepish, guilty, conscience-stricken, guilt-ridden, contrite, sorry, remorseful, repentant, penitent, hangdog, regretful, rueful, apologetic Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘modest, shy’): alteration of archaic shamefast, by association with face.
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