utterly ashamed; mortified
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to have no place to hide oneself; to feel utterly ashamed or embarrassed
formalUsed to describe a state of extreme shame or humiliation where one wishes to disappear or hide from view. Often used with degree adverbs like 羞得, 羞愧得.
Tā他
bèi被
dāng当
zhòng众
jiē揭
chuān穿
huǎng谎
yán言
，
xiū羞
de得
wú无
dì地
zì自
róng容
。
He was exposed for lying in front of everyone and felt utterly ashamed with nowhere to hide.
Miàn面
duì对
lǎo老
shī师
de的
yán严
lì厉
pī批
píng评
，
tā她
hèn恨
bu不
de得
zhǎo找
gè个
dì地
fèng缝
zuān钻
jìn进
qù去
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
wú无
dì地
zì自
róng容
。
Facing the teacher's severe criticism, she wished she could crawl into a crack in the ground, feeling completely mortified.
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Tā他
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
de的
wú无
lǐ礼
xíng行
wéi为
gǎn感
dào到
wú无
dì地
zì自
róng容
，
lián连
máng忙
dào道
qiàn歉
。
He felt deeply ashamed of his rude behavior and apologized immediately.