sheepish的意思
形容词局促不安的; 胆怯的; 羞怯的,腼腆的; (像绵羊一样)驯顺的,胆怯的
1. 懦弱的, 羞怯的:maniacal 发狂的 | sheepish 懦弱的,羞怯的 | Snuggle 依偎
2. 懦弱的:sheephook 牧羊杖 | sheepish 懦弱的 | sheepishly 怯懦地
3. 驯服的:sheephook 牧羊杖 | sheepish 驯服的 | sheepishly 羞怯地
4. 胆怯的:camper 野营者 | sheepish 胆怯的 | fabric 布料,纤维,构造
1. 窘迫的;难为情的;尴尬的
If you look sheepish, you look slightly embarrassed because you feel foolish or you have done something silly.
e.g. The couple leapt apart when she walked in on them and later came downstairs looking sheepish.
她走进屋时撞见这对情侣,搞得两人赶紧分开,后来又面带窘色地走下楼来。
1. An unshaven Zidane gave a sheepish smile as Chirac and his wife Bernadette greeted the team at the Elysee.
2. Far from sheepish at his own flawed handling, the driver turned to his hapless passenger and let rip.
3. The prosecutor looked sheepish after gesturing so forcefully he knocked over a news organization's microphone.
4. He described himself as a sheepish boy who was easily bullied and could not fight for himself.
5. " I was a young kid watching the game on TV, " said Almeida with a sheepish smile.
6. From the backseat, she responded with a sheepish " yes ".
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7. His wife caught his eye and beamed at him, eliciting a sheepish smile and a flush of the cheeks.
adj
1. showing a sense of shame
Synonym: shamefaced
2. like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
Synonym: sheeplike