ashamed
adjective[after verb]
uk/əˈʃeɪmd/us/əˈʃeɪmd/B1
feelingguiltyorembarrassedabout something you have done or about aqualityinyourcharacter:
羞耻的,羞愧的;不好意思的,难为情的You've got nothing to be ashamedof.你没有什么可感到内疚的。
She ought to bethoroughlyashamedof herself-talkingto hermotherlike that!她应该感到无地自容才对——她怎么能那样和她母亲说话!
[+ to infinitive]He was ashamedtoadmitto hismistake.他不好意思承认错误。
[+ that]I was ashamedthatI'd made so littleeffort.我付出的努力太少,真是汗颜。
I'm ashamedtobeseenwith you when youbehavesobadly!你表现那么恶劣,让别人看到我跟你在一起我都觉得丢人!
Ifeltso ashamed of myself for making such afuss.我那么小题大做,真是不好意思。
I'm so ashamedofyou(=embarrassedto beconnectedwith you)!我真为你的行为感到羞耻!
Opposite
unashamed
ashamed
- ashamedHe was ashamed that he had been caught stealing.
- embarrassedI was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong.
- abashedShe looked at the floor, abashed.
- shamefacedHe stood shamefaced at the door, looking at the vase he had just knocked to the ground.
- sheepishShe startled, then gave him a sheepish smile as she picked up her dropped papers.
- I'm ashamed of you. You'rebigenough toknowbetter.
- Whoeveruprootedthattreeought to be ashamed of themselves.
- You should be ashamed of yourselves.
- I've never been ashamed of myhomosexuality.
- I haven'tfinishedmyessay, I'm ashamed to say.
Ashamed and embarrassed
- abash
- abashed
- awkward
- awkwardly
- awkwardness
- egg
- hangdog
- have egg onyourfaceidiom
- humbling
- look
- looksomeonein the eye/faceidiom
- meet
- meetsomeone'seyeidiom
- not know where to putyourselfidiom
- pride
- shamefaced
- shamefacedly
- sheepish
- squirm
- swallowyourprideidiom