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单词 hat in hand
释义

hat in hand

adverb

: in an attitude of respectful humility
have to go hat in hand to apologize

Synonyms

  • abjectly
  • deferentially
  • humbly
  • lowly
  • meanly
  • meekly
  • modestly
  • sheepishly
  • submissively
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Example Sentences

he was forced to apologize hat in hand for the offensive comment
Recent Examples on the Web Russia would have less leverage over the rest of the world, and the White House wouldn't have to go hat in hand to monarchies whose rule is propped up by their petroleum reserves. Joel Mathis, The Week, 11 Mar. 2022 The Coyotes could go back to Glendale, hat in hand, and hammer out less-favorable terms. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2021 The giant that is Porsche Motorsports—from Le Mans prototypes to club racers—is smaller now, standing at the edge of the unknown, hat in hand. Dan Neil, WSJ, 17 June 2021 By the time Heather arrives at Ramona’s house with her Breakfast at Tiffany’s costume and hat in hand, she’s already been shunted off to the basement and is on the outs with everyone. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 May 2021 And having won their first game with defensive hat in hand, the Hoosiers see the sky as the limit. Jeremy Price, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2021 Rouse was coming, hat in hand, to the station's majority Black audience to plead forgiveness after a social media firestorm and calls to boycott his multistate supermarket chain erupted around his actions. Jessica Williams | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2021 Having to go to the Copyright Office every three years, hat in hand, to ask for permission to simply fix our stuff is infuriating. Kyle Wiens, Wired, 11 Dec. 2020 Last week, Cantrell came to Baton Rouge, hat in hand, to urge lawmakers to route more money to the city. Sam Karlin, NOLA.com, 19 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

hat in hand

adverb

as in cap in hand
in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion he was forced to apologize hat in hand for the offensive comment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cap in hand
  • humbly
  • meekly
  • sheepishly
  • lowly
  • politely
  • deferentially
  • submissively
  • abjectly
  • modestly
  • meanly
  • fearfully
  • timidly
  • servilely
  • subserviently
  • obsequiously
  • mousily
  • shyly
  • bashfully
  • respectfully
  • diffidently
  • timorously
  • courteously
  • civilly
  • suppliantly
  • self-deprecatingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • proudly
  • boldly
  • brazenly
  • loftily
  • scornfully
  • superciliously
  • contemptuously
  • haughtily
  • arrogantly
  • brashly
  • pompously
  • imperiously
  • presumptuously
  • huffily
  • audaciously
  • fearlessly
  • pridefully
  • pretentiously
  • rashly
  • saucily
  • swaggeringly
  • recklessly
  • disdainfully
  • impertinently
  • disrespectfully
  • rudely
  • uncivilly
  • uppishly
  • self-importantly
  • discourteously
  • ungraciously
  • impudently
  • impolitely
  • bitchily
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