| 词汇 | bashful |
| 释义 | bashful adjective uk /ˈbæʃ.fəl/ us /ˈbæʃ.fəl/ often feeling uncomfortable with other people and easily embarrassed: 害羞的，羞怯的 She gave a bashful smile as he complimented her on her work.当他恭维她的工作成果时，她腼腆地笑了笑。 Synonyms coy(MODEST) modest(QUIETLY SUCCESSFUL)approving reserved(PERSON) reticentformal retiring(SHY)formal self-effacing shy(NERVOUS) timid unassumingapproving Shy and modest aw shucks backward 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inhibited mousy reticently retiring self-conscious self-consciously self-consciousness shyness unassuming wallflower withdrawn Related wordsbashfully bashfulness bashful | American Dictionarybashful adjective us/ˈbæʃ·fəl/ easily embarrassed and uncomfortable; shy: She gave a bashful smile when she was introduced. Examples of bashfulbashful Here, as in other fields, we have no intention of being bashful or negative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can quite understand that, because he was very bashful in presenting a very bad case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He might have strategic reasons for being bashful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know why we should be bashful about mentioning the name of the firm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We did not know that he was so bashful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not be too bashful about ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The coy and bashful attitudes which have been prevalent in the past may not be quite so prevalent in the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry to be so bashful in coming forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no need for him to look so shy and bashful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was nothing bashful or non-controversial about his speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not agree with this idea of considering women as shy bashful creatures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suppose that is because he is bashful and does not want to hear his case discussed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is much too bashful to say. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that we in this country have any reason to be bashful about the assistance we have given since the war, particularly compared to other people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has never in the past shown any bashful-ness where the interests of his party seem likely to be affected, to pour out without limit his great fund of knowledge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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