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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What are you trying to tell me?
你想告诉我什么？
He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Now the snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect.
这类奇闻的疑难之处是无法区别因果关系。