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Ashamed Feel Embarrassed I Felt Guilty əˈʃeɪmd Feeling

Ashamed describes a feeling of embarrassment or guilt due to one's actions, appearance, or connection to someone, often leading to a reluctance to act or be associated with something.

Ashamed describes a feeling of embarrassment or guilt due to one's actions, appearance, or connection to someone, often leading to a reluctance to act or be associated with something.

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/əʃe͟ɪmd/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]惭愧的;羞耻的;害臊的 If someone is ashamed, they feel embarrassed or guilty because of something they do or they have done, or because of their appearance.
  [v-link ADJ]
  • I felt incredibly ashamed of myself for getting so angry...

    我对自己发那么大的火而深感惭愧。

  • She was ashamed that she looked so shabby...

    她因为自己衣衫褴褛而感到无地自容。

  • I'm a lesbian and I'm not ashamed about it.

    我是个女同性恋,但我并不为此感到羞耻。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](为…)感到羞耻的,感到难为情的 If you are ashamed of someone, you feel embarrassed to be connected with them, often because of their appearance or because you disapprove of something they have done.
  [v-link ADJ of n]
  • I've never told this to anyone, but it's true, I was terribly ashamed of my mum.

    这件事我从来没告诉过别人,但是我真的为我妈感到很害臊。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]羞于…的;因尴尬而不愿…的 If someone is ashamed to do something, they do not want to do it because they feel embarrassed about it.
  [v-link ADJ to-inf]
  • Women are often ashamed to admit they are being abused.

    妇女对受到的侵犯常常羞于承认。


Oxford ashamed ★ / əˈʃeɪmd ; NAmE əˈʃeɪmd / adjective [not before noun ] 1 ★ feeling shame or embarrassment about sb/sth or because of sth you have done 惭愧;羞愧;尴尬 ashamedof sth ◆ She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party. 她对自己在聚会上的行为深感羞愧。 ◆ Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. 精神病并不羞愧。 ashamedof sb ◆ His daughter looked such a mess that he was ashamed of her. 他为女儿一副邋遢的样子感到羞惭。 ashamedof yourself ◆ You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies. 你扯这种谎应该感到羞耻。 ashamedthat… ◆ I feel almost ashamed that I've been so lucky. 真有点不好意思,我太幸运了。 ashamedto be sth ◆ The football riots made me ashamed to be English. 足球骚乱事件使我身为英国人汗颜得无地自容。 2 ★ ashamedto do sth unwilling to do sth because of shame or embarrassment 因惭愧而不情愿;因尴尬而勉强 ◆ I'm ashamed to saythat I lied to her. 我真不好意思说我向她撒了谎。 ◆ I cried at the end and I'm not ashamed to admit it. 最后我哭了,我并不耻于承认哭过。 WHICH WORD? 词语辨析 ashamed / embarrassed ■ You feel ashamedwhen you feel guilty because of something wrong that you have deliberately done. 因明知故犯而感到羞愧用 ashamed: ◆ You should be ashamed of treating your daughter like that. 你这样对待自己的女儿应该感到羞愧。 Do not use ashamedwhen you are talking about something that is not very serious or important. 不很严重或不很重要的事情不要用 ashamed: ◆ I am sorry that I forgot to buy the milk. 对不起,我忘了买牛奶。 ◆ I am ashamed that I forgot to buy the milk. ■ You feel embarrassedwhen you have made a mistake or done something stupid or feel awkward in front of other people. 犯了错误、干了傻事或在他人面前感到难为情用 embarrassed: ◆ I was embarrassed about forgetting his name. 我把他的名字忘了,感到尴尬。 ashamed / əˈʃeɪmd ; NAmE əˈʃeɪmd /
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ashameda‧shamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ ●●○ S3 adjective [not before noun]
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1feeling very sorry and embarrassed because of something you have doneashamed of/at I felt ashamed of the things I’d said to him.be ashamed to do something I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve never read any of his books.ashamed that She felt ashamed that she had missed her sister’s wedding.deeply/bitterly/thoroughly ashamed Alan was deeply ashamed when he remembered what he’d said. Everyone cries sometimes – it’s nothing to be ashamed of.be/feel ashamed of yourself You should be ashamed of yourself.2feeling uncomfortable because someone does something that embarrasses youashamed of Many children feel ashamed of their parents.ashamed to be/do something Their behaviour makes me ashamed to be British.GRAMMAR: Comparisonashamed• You feel ashamed of something or someone: · She was ashamed of her behaviour.· You should be ashamed of yourself!embarrassed• You feel embarrassed by something or someone: · I was embarrassed by the fact that I knew nothing about cars.· Minna felt embarrassed by her parents.• You feel embarrassed about something: · He was clearly embarrassed about what had happened.THESAURUSashamed [not before noun] feeling very sorry and embarrassed because of something you have done, or someone connected with you has done: · You should be ashamed of yourself.· She felt deeply ashamed of her son’s behaviour.humiliated [not before noun] very ashamed and upset, because someone has made you look weak or stupid, especially in front of other people: · I came out of the class feeling humiliated.mortified /ˈmɔːtɪfaɪd $ ˈmɔːr-/ extremely ashamed and embarrassed, especially about something you have done accidentally: · She’ll be mortified when she realizes her mistake.· a mortified expressionshamefaced showing by the expression on your face that you are ashamed about something: · Paul came into my office looking shamefaced and apologized for what he had done.feel guilty (also feel bad especially spoken) to feel worried and unhappy because you know that you have done something wrong. Feel bad is more informal than feel guilty: · He felt guilty about lying to his parents.· I felt bad about letting the team down.lose face to lose people’s respect for you, especially by doing something that makes you look weak or stupid in front of other people: · He feels he’ll lose face if he admits to his staff that he was wrong.
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ashamed

[əˈʃeɪmd]

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ADJ8603
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感到惭愧的(60%),感到害臊的(40%)
adj.惭愧的,感到难为情的;耻于……的

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