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be shamefaced about sth
表示因某事而感到羞愧或难为情。
He was shamefaced about his mistake.
他对自己的错误感到羞愧。
羞愧的；难为情的
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羞愧的；难为情的
Feeling or showing shame, often with a red face
He was shamefaced about his mistake.
他对自己的错误感到羞愧。
害羞的；显出谦逊或尴尬的。
Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
羞愧的,尤指脸红地显示羞耻。
Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.
After being caught cheating, he gave a shamefaced apology.
被抓住作弊后，他羞愧地道了歉。
The shamefaced boy admitted he had broken the vase.
那个羞愧的男孩承认他打碎了花瓶。
She looked shamefaced when praised for her modesty.
当因谦逊受到表扬时，她显得很害羞。
表示因某事而感到羞愧或难为情。
He was shamefaced about his mistake.
他对自己的错误感到羞愧。
She felt shamefaced when she realized her error.
她意识到自己的错误时感到羞愧。
常用搭配，形容表情。
He had a shamefaced look after being caught.
被抓住后他露出一副羞愧的表情。
Not this
He felt shamefaced after lying.
Use this
He felt ashamed after lying.
shamefaced 侧重外在表现，指人因羞愧而显出害羞或尴尬的样子；而表示内心感到羞耻时应用 ashamed。
Not this
That was a shamefaced act.
Use this
That was a shameful act.
shamefaced 修饰人的表情或态度，不修饰行为本身；表示令人羞耻的行为应用 shameful。
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羞愧的道歉
He offered a shamefaced apology for his rudeness.
他为自己的无礼而羞愧地道歉。
羞愧的神情
She gave a shamefaced look when she was caught cheating.
她作弊被抓时露出了羞愧的神情。
难为情的微笑
He admitted his mistake with a shamefaced smile.
他带着难为情的微笑承认了错误。
显得羞愧
The boy looked shamefaced when his mother scolded him.
男孩被母亲责骂时显得羞愧。
羞愧的坦白
After much hesitation, she made a shamefaced confession.
犹豫再三后，她羞愧地坦白了。
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shame（羞耻）+ face（脸）→ 羞耻全写在脸上，shamefaced 就是羞愧得脸红、难为情的样子。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary fiction、news reports shamefaced 比较正式，多用于书面或文学描写，指因羞愧或尴尬而显露的难为情神情；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 embarrassed 或 ashamed。
这些词大多以 /eɪst/ 结尾，与 shamefaced 末尾的 -faced 读音相同（faced、haste、taste、waste、chaste）；由于 shamefaced 的重音在 shame 上，它们不是严格的整词押韵。注意 shame 只是 shamefaced 的开头拼写，读 /ʃeɪm/，不要把它当作整词读音。
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