Definition of abash in English:

abash

verb əˈbaʃəˈbæʃ

[with object]usually as adjective abashed

Make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
使尴尬，使局促不安，使惭愧
Harriet looked slightly abashed
哈丽特看上去有些局促不安。
Example sentencesExamples
- My eyes met hers briefly, and I looked away, abashed at being caught gazing.
- ‘Funnily enough, yes, I am,’ he answered, not at all abashed by my question.
- He saw that she was not abashed and glared even more.
- Instead, he fled the country until, abashed by a public outcry and newspaper appeals to find him, he contacted his family and his father fetched him home.
- To her credit, the blond looked slightly abashed.
- The young lady looked abashed and stepped back consciously into the shadows.
- Clearing his throat, the man sent her a truly abashed expression.
- I did not know what to say, for I was abashed by the thought.
- She was somewhat abashed when I pointed out that I had already done so in 1997!
- He didn't seem the least abashed that water was running down his chin and onto his clothes and that the people who were passing by were giving him weird looks.
- Others are less abashed about hiding what they see as flaws.
- ‘I just know I forgot to turn the water off,’ she whispered, abashed.
- She instantly looked abashed and bowed her head.
- The punky couple gave me a disdainful look, and I could only slink out abashed.
- Alright, so most teenagers wouldn't admit to having such a geeky passion, but I wasn't abashed in the least.
- But she grinned and looked abashed, and muttered something about her grandchildren.
- They all filed in and sat down in the chairs, looking slightly abashed that they had been caught.
- When Jo saw who it was, she looked slightly abashed.
- Katherine was slightly abashed at his forwardness and lingered outside of the house, not really wanting to go in.
- I was too abashed, too embarrassed that I had actually asked something like that!
Synonyms
embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, mortified, conscience-stricken, humiliated, humbled, taken aback, disconcerted, nonplussed, discomfited, discomposed, distressed, chagrined, perturbed, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, crestfallen, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, confused, put out of countenance, discountenanced, with one's tail between one's legs
informal floored

Derivatives

abashment

noun əˈbaʃməntəˈbæʃmənt

Lorelei looked down onto her hands in abashment.
Example sentencesExamples
- He stopped and crossed his eyes, his expression conveying abashment.
- Her cheeks growing red, she looked to Adam, and brushing aside her own abashment, revealed, ‘We've heard all about your recent adventures, and my, my, have you two ever been busy!’
- He tells that story, without abashment, with pride almost, but then being who he is he can get away with it.
- She herself is having trouble accepting the rush of success, smiling with some abashment.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French abaiss-; compare with Old French esbaiss-, lengthened stem of esbair, from es- 'utterly' + bair 'astound'.

Rhymes

ash, Ashe, bash, brash, cache, calash, cash, clash, crash, dash, encash, flash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, Nash, panache, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, soutache, splash, stash, thrash, trash

Definition of abash in US English:

abash

verbəˈbaSHəˈbæʃ

[with object]usually as adjective abashed

Make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
使尴尬，使局促不安，使惭愧
she was not abashed at being caught
Example sentencesExamples
- She was somewhat abashed when I pointed out that I had already done so in 1997!
- They all filed in and sat down in the chairs, looking slightly abashed that they had been caught.
- ‘Funnily enough, yes, I am,’ he answered, not at all abashed by my question.
- Instead, he fled the country until, abashed by a public outcry and newspaper appeals to find him, he contacted his family and his father fetched him home.
- He saw that she was not abashed and glared even more.
- The young lady looked abashed and stepped back consciously into the shadows.
- Others are less abashed about hiding what they see as flaws.
- To her credit, the blond looked slightly abashed.
- I did not know what to say, for I was abashed by the thought.
- He didn't seem the least abashed that water was running down his chin and onto his clothes and that the people who were passing by were giving him weird looks.
- The punky couple gave me a disdainful look, and I could only slink out abashed.
- Clearing his throat, the man sent her a truly abashed expression.
- I was too abashed, too embarrassed that I had actually asked something like that!
- My eyes met hers briefly, and I looked away, abashed at being caught gazing.
- But she grinned and looked abashed, and muttered something about her grandchildren.
- When Jo saw who it was, she looked slightly abashed.
- ‘I just know I forgot to turn the water off,’ she whispered, abashed.
- Katherine was slightly abashed at his forwardness and lingered outside of the house, not really wanting to go in.
- She instantly looked abashed and bowed her head.
- Alright, so most teenagers wouldn't admit to having such a geeky passion, but I wasn't abashed in the least.
Synonyms
embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, mortified, conscience-stricken, humiliated, humbled, taken aback, disconcerted, nonplussed, discomfited, discomposed, distressed, chagrined, perturbed, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, crestfallen, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, confused, put out of countenance, discountenanced, with one's tail between one's legs

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French abaiss-; compare with Old French esbaiss-, lengthened stem of esbair, from es- ‘utterly’ + bair ‘astound’.

单词	abash
释义	Definition of abash in English: abash verb əˈbaʃəˈbæʃ [with object]usually as adjective abashed Make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. 使尴尬，使局促不安，使惭愧 Harriet looked slightly abashed 哈丽特看上去有些局促不安。 Example sentencesExamples My eyes met hers briefly, and I looked away, abashed at being caught gazing. ‘Funnily enough, yes, I am,’ he answered, not at all abashed by my question. He saw that she was not abashed and glared even more. Instead, he fled the country until, abashed by a public outcry and newspaper appeals to find him, he contacted his family and his father fetched him home. To her credit, the blond looked slightly abashed. The young lady looked abashed and stepped back consciously into the shadows. Clearing his throat, the man sent her a truly abashed expression. I did not know what to say, for I was abashed by the thought. She was somewhat abashed when I pointed out that I had already done so in 1997! He didn't seem the least abashed that water was running down his chin and onto his clothes and that the people who were passing by were giving him weird looks. Others are less abashed about hiding what they see as flaws. ‘I just know I forgot to turn the water off,’ she whispered, abashed. She instantly looked abashed and bowed her head. The punky couple gave me a disdainful look, and I could only slink out abashed. Alright, so most teenagers wouldn't admit to having such a geeky passion, but I wasn't abashed in the least. But she grinned and looked abashed, and muttered something about her grandchildren. They all filed in and sat down in the chairs, looking slightly abashed that they had been caught. When Jo saw who it was, she looked slightly abashed. Katherine was slightly abashed at his forwardness and lingered outside of the house, not really wanting to go in. I was too abashed, too embarrassed that I had actually asked something like that! Synonyms embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, mortified, conscience-stricken, humiliated, humbled, taken aback, disconcerted, nonplussed, discomfited, discomposed, distressed, chagrined, perturbed, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, crestfallen, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, confused, put out of countenance, discountenanced, with one's tail between one's legs informal floored Derivatives abashment noun əˈbaʃməntəˈbæʃmənt Lorelei looked down onto her hands in abashment. Example sentencesExamples He stopped and crossed his eyes, his expression conveying abashment. Her cheeks growing red, she looked to Adam, and brushing aside her own abashment, revealed, ‘We've heard all about your recent adventures, and my, my, have you two ever been busy!’ He tells that story, without abashment, with pride almost, but then being who he is he can get away with it. She herself is having trouble accepting the rush of success, smiling with some abashment. Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French abaiss-; compare with Old French esbaiss-, lengthened stem of esbair, from es- 'utterly' + bair 'astound'. Rhymes ash, Ashe, bash, brash, cache, calash, cash, clash, crash, dash, encash, flash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, Nash, panache, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, soutache, splash, stash, thrash, trash Definition of abash in US English: abash verbəˈbaSHəˈbæʃ [with object]usually as adjective abashed Make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. 使尴尬，使局促不安，使惭愧 she was not abashed at being caught Example sentencesExamples She was somewhat abashed when I pointed out that I had already done so in 1997! They all filed in and sat down in the chairs, looking slightly abashed that they had been caught. ‘Funnily enough, yes, I am,’ he answered, not at all abashed by my question. Instead, he fled the country until, abashed by a public outcry and newspaper appeals to find him, he contacted his family and his father fetched him home. He saw that she was not abashed and glared even more. The young lady looked abashed and stepped back consciously into the shadows. Others are less abashed about hiding what they see as flaws. To her credit, the blond looked slightly abashed. I did not know what to say, for I was abashed by the thought. He didn't seem the least abashed that water was running down his chin and onto his clothes and that the people who were passing by were giving him weird looks. The punky couple gave me a disdainful look, and I could only slink out abashed. Clearing his throat, the man sent her a truly abashed expression. I was too abashed, too embarrassed that I had actually asked something like that! My eyes met hers briefly, and I looked away, abashed at being caught gazing. But she grinned and looked abashed, and muttered something about her grandchildren. When Jo saw who it was, she looked slightly abashed. ‘I just know I forgot to turn the water off,’ she whispered, abashed. Katherine was slightly abashed at his forwardness and lingered outside of the house, not really wanting to go in. She instantly looked abashed and bowed her head. Alright, so most teenagers wouldn't admit to having such a geeky passion, but I wasn't abashed in the least. Synonyms embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, mortified, conscience-stricken, humiliated, humbled, taken aback, disconcerted, nonplussed, discomfited, discomposed, distressed, chagrined, perturbed, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, crestfallen, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, confused, put out of countenance, discountenanced, with one's tail between one's legs Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French abaiss-; compare with Old French esbaiss-, lengthened stem of esbair, from es- ‘utterly’ + bair ‘astound’.
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