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shameless

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shame·less /ˈʃeɪmləs/ adjective  ASHAMED#not seeming to be ashamed of your bad behaviour although other people think you should be ashamed 无耻的,不知羞耻的,不要脸的 SYN brazen the shameless way he lied to us 他对我们恬不知耻的撒谎shamelessly adverb She shamelessly took advantage of him. 她不知羞耻地利用他。shamelessness noun [uncountable]
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shamelessThis is just another shameless attempt by the Opposition to gain power at any cost.Some one who annoyed with her need for sympathy, who irritated with her shameless display of pathos.He's a shameless flirt.It is a shameless form of payola for those who have helped a political party to get elected.Isabel trembled, half afraid, half shocked, at such shameless, hitherto unknown longings.Lewis is shameless in making promises he doesn't intend to keep.The book also tackles the shameless predicament of feeling desperate.And yet, he could see in his grandfather a shameless self-importance, a profound sense of entitlement.And even more shameless self-promoting than usual.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.
nShameless //  na UK television comedydrama series that takes place in an imaginary council estate in Manchester
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Shameless
Shameless
a UK television comedy drama series that takes place in an imaginary council estate in Manchester


shameless
shameless /ˈʃeɪmləs/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: shame, shamefulness, shamelessness; adjective: ashamedunashamed, shameful, shameless; verb: shame; adverb: shamefullyshamelessly
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 us
—shamelessly adverb:
    She shamelessly took advantage of him.
—shamelessness noun [uncountable]


shame·lessBrE /ˈʃeɪmləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃeɪmləs/ 🔊 adjective (disapproving) not feeling ashamed of sth you have done, although other people think you should 无耻的;没廉耻的;不要脸的 SYN unashamed shame·less·ly BrE /ˈʃeɪmləsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃeɪmləsli/ 🔊 adverb(usually disapproving, sometimes approving) The whole film is shamelessly romantic and glamorous. 张扬的浪漫与华美贯穿整部电影。🔊🔊 shame·less·ness BrE /ˈʃeɪmləsnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃeɪmləsnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]