bashful
UKbæʃfuliː
US'bæʃfəl
معنی فارسی
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معنی کامل و مثالها
/bash´fǝl/adj.
● کمرو، محجوب، خجالتی، آرزمگین
she smiled bashfully
او با کمرویی لبخندی زد.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Middle English word 'bash', meaning 'to be abashed or ashamed'.
مثال
- She was too bashful to speak in front of a large audience.
- He became bashful whenever someone complimented him.
- The bashful child hid behind their parent's leg.
ترکیبهای رایج
Too bashful to Become bashful Be bashful Give a bashful smile
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- self-consciously timid “I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound”
- disposed to avoid notice “they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it” “Regions: Scotland”
مترادفها
adjective
Shy, timid, timorous, coy, diffident, sheepish, shamefaced, over modest, not self possessed.