shame-faced
🇬🇧 UK/ʃeɪm'feɪst/🇺🇸 US
Definitions
adj.
Showing shame or embarrassment; bashful or modest
羞愧的,害羞的,谦逊的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishshame-facedother
=shame-faced
Common Collocations
- 1.shame-faced apology羞愧的道歉
- 2.shame-faced look羞愧的神情
- 3.[shame-faced silence]难堪的沉默
Example Sentences
- 1.
He returned the stolen money with a shame-faced apology.
- 2.
The student looked shame-faced when caught cheating on the exam.