abash
/əˈbæʃ/verb
with obj.[usu. as adj. abashed]
- cause to 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。
派生词
abashment
noun词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French abaiss-; compare with Old French esbaiss-, lengthened stem of esbair, from es- 'utterly' + bair 'astound'.