embarrassed and ashamed because of something that you have done 羞愧；窘迫；尴尬 He glanced at Juliet accusingly and she looked suitably abashed. 他怪罪地一瞥，朱丽叶自然显得很窘。
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French abaiss-; compare with Old French esbaiss-, lengthened stem of esbair, from es- ‘utterly’ + bair ‘astound’ + -ed.