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单词 shamelessness
释义
shamelessshame‧less /ˈʃeɪmləs/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He's a shameless flirt.
  • Lewis is shameless in making promises he doesn't intend to keep.
  • This is just another shameless attempt by the Opposition to gain power at any cost.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And even more shameless self-promoting than usual.
  • And yet, he could see in his grandfather a shameless self-importance, a profound sense of entitlement.
  • Isabel trembled, half afraid, half shocked, at such shameless, hitherto unknown longings.
  • It is a shameless form of payola for those who have helped a political party to get elected.
  • It seemed quite shameless to me then but it would probably seem tame to today's youngsters.
  • O false and shameless woman, I am your husband.
  • Some one who annoyed with her need for sympathy, who irritated with her shameless display of pathos.
  • The book also tackles the shameless predicament of feeling desperate.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot feeling ashamed
someone who is shameless or whose behaviour is shameless does not seem to feel ashamed about something that most people would be very ashamed about: · Lewis is shameless in making promises he doesn't intend to keep.· This is just another shameless attempt by the Opposition to gain power at any cost.
not feeling embarrassed or ashamed about something that most people disapprove of or consider silly: · Kendall is a nasty unabashed racist.· "I'd love to go!" she said with unabashed enthusiasm.
not feeling embarrassed or ashamed about something that people might disapprove of: · It's amazing how unashamed people are to discuss their problems on TV.unashamed of/about: · She was raised in a strict Catholic household but seems completely unashamed and relaxed about sex.
behaving in a very confident way that shows that you do not feel shame that you are doing something wrong: · His wife could no longer tolerate his brazen love affairs.· At first they were careful to keep their illegal practices secret, but as time went by, they grew more brazen.
not feeling sorry for behaviour or ashamed of beliefs that most other people disapprove of: · Even after the rape conviction, Thayer remained unrepentant.· Many consider the general an unrepentant and brutal tyrant.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounshameshamefulnessshamelessnessadjectiveashamedunashamedshamefulshamelessverbshameadverbshamefullyshamelessly
not seeming to be ashamed of your bad behaviour although other people think you should be ashamed SYN  brazen:  the shameless way he lied to usshamelessly adverb:  She shamelessly took advantage of him.shamelessness noun [uncountable]
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