| 词汇 | sheepish |
| 释义 | sheepish adjective uk /ˈʃiː.pɪʃ/ us /ˈʃiː.pɪʃ/ embarrassed because you know that you have done something wrong or silly: （因做错事或傻事而）窘迫的，不好意思的 She gave me a sheepish smile and apologized.她窘迫地笑了一下，道了歉。 ashamed ashamedHe was ashamed that he had been caught stealing. embarrassedI was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong. abashedShe looked at the floor, abashed. shamefacedHe stood shamefaced at the door, looking at the vase he had just knocked to the ground. sheepishShe startled, then gave him a sheepish smile as she picked up her dropped papers. Ashamed and embarrassed abash abashed ashamed awkward awkwardly guiltily guiltiness hangdog have egg on your faceidiom humbling mortified mortify mortifying not know where to put yourselfidiom pride sheepishness silly smallness squirm swallow your prideidiom Related wordssheepishly sheepishness sheepish | American Dictionarysheepish adjective us/ˈʃi·pɪʃ/ embarrassed because you realize you have done something wrong or silly: a sheepish grin sheepishlyadverbus/ˈʃi·pɪʃ·li/ He sheepishly admitted he hadn’t done his homework. Examples of sheepishsheepish Hesitant, uncertain, embarrassed, one might even say sheepish and then turning more than half circle to munificent support and positive action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My failure to do so makes me feel very sheepish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that it is announced in a rather sheepish, hole and corner way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although they are a bit sheepish about claiming to be planners, they still claim it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He must be feeling a little sheepish now about having so slavishly read out what was obviously a pretty dud brief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sheepish looks of his colleagues show that they know it too. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was sheepish, defensive, ill at ease and almost honourably embarrassed about the task that he was facing and the record that he was having to defend. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is looking a bit sheepish tonight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is discovered there, and easily captured in a daze, with a sheepish smile on his face. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. But he learns about the car crash later and feels sheepish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A turn that leaves you facing your stereotypes and feeling a little sheepish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Nanda is sheepish and embarrassed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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