ashamed
US: /əˈʃeɪmd/
UK: /ɐʃˈeɪmd/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
ashamed /ə'ʃeimd/- tính từ
- xấu hổ, hổ thẹn, ngượng
- to feel ashamed: lấy làm xấu hổ
- to be ashamed of: xấu hổ vì, hổ thẹn vì
- to be ashamed to do something: xấu hổ không dám làm gì, ngượng không dám làm gì
- xấu hổ, hổ thẹn, ngượng
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective [not before noun]1 ~ (of sth/sb / yourself)
~ (that ...)
~ (to be sth) feeling shame or embarrassment about sb/sth or because of sth you have done: She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party. + His daughter looked such a mess that he was ashamed of her. + You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies. + I feel almost ashamed that I've been so lucky. + The football riots made me ashamed to be English. + You act as if you're ashamed to be seen with me.
2 ~ to do sth unwilling to do sth because of shame or embarrassment: I'm ashamed to say that I lied to her. + I cried at the end and I'm not ashamed to admit it. + He felt ashamed to let her see him in this state.
WHICH WORD?
ashamed / embarrassed
You feel ashamed when you feel guilty because of something wrong that you have deliberately done: You should be ashamed of treating your daughter like that. Do not use ashamed when you are talking about something that is not very serious or important:
I am sorry that I forgot to buy the milk. +
You feel embarrassed when you have made a mistake or done something stupid or feel awkward in front of other people: I was embarrassed about forgetting his name.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
embarrassed, abashed, humiliated, chagrined, mortified, blushing, shamefaced, sheepish, red-faced:
I was ashamed to have to admit that it was I who had written the nasty letter.
Collocation
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound | make sb
His foul-mouthed way of speaking made me ashamed of him.
ADV.
deeply, really, terribly, very | thoroughly | a little, rather, slightly, somewhat | bitterly | instantly, suddenly
Then she smiled and Rose was instantly ashamed of her jealous feelings.
PREP.
about
I've done nothing to be ashamed about.
| at
He was slightly ashamed at having run away.
| of
She was ashamed of what she had done.
Concise dictionary
ə'ʃeɪmdadj.
+feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
