Abash
[ ə'bæʃ ]
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vt. 使羞愧，使局促，使窘迫;
adj. 窘迫的，尴尬的;
adv. 窘迫地，尴尬地;
n. 窘迫，尴尬;
💡 词根助记
a(ex-=extremely)+bash(to express astonishment)→使羞愧,脸红
📝 例句
The entire metropolitan center possessed a high and mighty air calculated to overawe and abash the common applicant.
整个市中心区有着一种高傲的神气,好像故意要让一些前来寻找职业的普通人感到惶恐不安.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ a-一,bash-谐音“白食”:一个吃白食的人应感觉到羞愧
※ ab-拼音“阿伯”,ash-灰尘:阿伯满脸灰尘,众人面前很羞愧
※ a-一,b-拼音“鼻”,ash-灰:踫了一鼻子的灰,众人面前很羞愧
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'bæʃ]vt. 使不安, 使羞愧, 使困窘
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I gave them to Robbie to hold
我把它们交给Robbie拿着
Revolutions are not made with rosewater.
革命不是玫瑰香水做成的（指：革命不能采用温和的办法）。
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.
一天晚上，狱卒决定与他的同事开一个玩笑，看看他反复演出这么多场之后，是否已将信的内容记熟了。