英语单词“abash”的意思是:使不安;使羞愧;使惭愧。
读音:英 [əˈbæʃ] 美 [əˈbæʃ]
例句:The confession embarrassed him and he looked abashed.
翻译:他的坦白使他感到难堪,他显得很惭愧。
单词“abash”通常在句子中作为谓语使用,表示某种情感上的不安或羞愧。以下是一些含有“abash”的例句:
1. She looked abashed at her own lack of progress.
翻译:她为自己的进步缓慢而感到惭愧。
2. He felt abashed at his own lack of attention to his work.
翻译:他对自己疏忽工作而感到惭愧。
3. I felt abashed when my colleagues started to arrive and saw the mess I had made.
翻译:当我的同事陆续到达并看到我做的一团糟时,我感到惭愧。
4. I could see he was abashed at having failed.
翻译:我知道他对自己的失败感到羞愧。
5. His hesitation in answering the question was an abasement to himself.
翻译:他在回答问题时的犹豫表明他是无地自容了。
6. The boys felt abashed to find their fortunes were very different from their brothers'.
翻译:当发现自己的境况与兄弟们的截然不同时,两个男孩感到很惭愧。
以上例句都是表示某个人在某种情境下因为自己的行为或表现而感到惭愧或不安。因此,当我们想要表达一个人的行为使他感到羞愧或不安时,可以使用这个单词。但是需要注意,“abash”在某些语境下还可以表示为其他形容词“bashful”、“shy”、“modest”等的委婉说法,所以在使用时要根据具体情况而定。