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词汇 aw-shucks
释义 aw shucks
exclamation
UShumorous or old-fashioneduk /ˌɔː ˈʃʌks/ us /ˌɔː ˈʃʌks/
used to show that you feel embarrassed or shy(表示尴尬或害羞)嘿嘿
See also
shucksUSinformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Linguistics: interjections
aiyo
attaboy
attagirl
auf Wiedersehen
awesomesauce
doctor
eat your heart outidiom
figure
guess
marry
mazel tov
more
more power to your elbow!idiom
need
roll
yoink
you know something?idiom
you should have seen/heard something/someoneidiom
you the man!idiom
yuk
aw-shucks
adjective
UShumorous or old-fashioneduk /ˌɔː ˈʃʌks/ us /ˌɔː ˈʃʌks/
showing a shy or a modest(= not making yourself seem important) character or way of behaving: 羞怯的,谦卑的
He shrugged and gave us one of his aw-shucks smiles.他耸了耸肩,给了我们一个惯用的羞怯微笑。
They're taking sort of an aw-shucks attitude and trying not to gloat.他们采取了一种谦卑的态度,并试图不幸灾乐祸。
He's an aw-shucks kind of a guy.
I think his aw-shucks style and rhetorical flourishes are refreshing.
As aw-shucks as that sounds, she really does put collaboration over competition.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Shy and modest
backward
bashful
bashfully
bashfulness
be backward in coming forwardidiom
inadequacy
inadequate
indoorsiness
indoorsy
inhibited
mousy
reticently
retiring
self-conscious
self-consciously
self-consciousness
shyness
unassuming
wallflower
withdrawn

Examples of aw shucks


aw shucks
The prosecutor referred to this as the awshucks defense.
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The inspired script is both sinfully cynical and aw-shucks sweet.
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He was the aw-shucks guy.
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