be unabashed about sth
She was unabashed about her decision to quit.
她对自己辞职的决定毫不难为情。
不害羞的;不脸红的;厚脸皮的
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不害羞的;不脸红的;厚脸皮的
not embarrassed
She was unabashed about her decision to quit.
她对自己辞职的决定毫不难为情。
不慌张的,不尴尬的。
Not disconcerted or embarrassed.
(指行为、情感、事实等)不隐藏、不掩饰的,或不引以为耻的。
Of actions, emotions, facts, etc.: that are not concealed or disguised, or not eliciting shame.
She gave an unabashed smile when she admitted she loved the movie.
她承认自己很喜欢那部电影时,露出了毫不害羞的笑容。
He was unabashed about asking his boss for a raise.
他向老板要求加薪时毫不难为情。
The child stared at the cake with unabashed delight.
那孩子盯着蛋糕,脸上带着毫不掩饰的喜悦。
She was unabashed about her decision to quit.
她对自己辞职的决定毫不难为情。
unabashed 作定语时,常修饰 smile, admirer, confidence 等名词,表示“毫不掩饰的”。
He gave an unabashed smile.
他露出了毫不掩饰的笑容。
remain unabashed 强调在压力或反对声中依然不感到难堪,语气较正式。
Despite the criticism, he remained unabashed.
尽管受到批评,他仍然毫不羞愧。
Not this
He unabashed admitted his mistake.
Use this
He unabashedly admitted his mistake.
unabashed 是形容词,不能修饰动词 admitted;修饰动词应用副词形式 unabashedly。中文常说“他毫不害羞地承认”,容易把“毫不害羞”直接放在动词前,但英语修饰动词需用副词。
Not this
He was unabashed to admit his mistake.
Use this
He was unabashed about admitting his mistake.
unabashed 表示“对……不感到难为情”时后接 about + 动名词,不接不定式 to do。受中文“不害羞去做”的影响,学习者常误用不定式。
Not this
She is unabashed of her behavior.
Use this
She is unabashed about her behavior.
unabashed 搭配介词 about 表示“对……不脸红、不害羞”,不用 of。中文“对……不害羞”的“对”常被直译为 of,但英语习惯用法是 about。
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毫不掩饰的热情
She showed unabashed enthusiasm for the project from day one.
她从第一天起就对项目表现出毫不掩饰的热情。
毫不掩饰的自豪
He talked about his hometown with unabashed pride.
他带着毫不掩饰的自豪谈论自己的家乡。
公开的仰慕者
The musician has many unabashed admirers among the younger generation.
这位音乐家在年轻一代中拥有许多公开的仰慕者。
毫无顾忌的喜悦
The children greeted the snow with unabashed joy.
孩子们毫无顾忌地迎接雪的到来。
直白的坦白
Her unabashed confession surprised even her closest friends.
她直白的坦白甚至让最亲密的朋友感到惊讶。
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un-(不)+ abashed(羞愧)→ 不羞愧、不脸红。想象当众出丑却毫不在意、大大方方。
语域:neutral 常见场景:文学作品、新闻评论、正式演讲 「unabashed」通常属于中性偏正式的词,多用于书面语或较为正式的场合,如文章、评论和演讲中;日常口语中使用频率略低,但不算生僻。
以上词语的重读元音都是 /æ/,后面跟着 /ʃt/,所以都与 unabashed /ˌʌnəˈbæʃt/ 押韵。注意 quashed 和 washed 拼写也以 ashed 结尾,但分别读作 /kwɒʃt/(美式 /kwɑːʃt/)和 /wɒʃt/(美式 /wɔːʃt/),元音不同,不是押韵词。
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