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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Apply as much force as is necessary.
需用多少力量就用多少。
Do you like playing cards?
你喜欢玩扑克？
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.
官员们过去总是搞不清埃利斯岛过境人员的外国姓名，因为他们非常繁忙，所以在过境的人蜂拥而至的时候，许多人的姓名都被更改了。