sheepish

英 [ˈʃiːpɪʃ]

美 [ˈʃiːpɪʃ]

adj. 窘迫的; 难为情的; 不好意思的

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Collins.1 / BNC.21213 / COCA.19651

牛津词典

adj.

窘迫的；难为情的；不好意思的
looking or feeling embarrassed because you have done sth silly or wrong
1. Mary gave her a sheepish grin.
  玛丽难为情地冲她咧嘴一笑。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 窘迫的;难为情的;尴尬的
If you looksheepish, you look slightly embarrassed because you feel foolish or you have done something silly.
1. 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。

英英释义

adj

showing a sense of shame
Synonym:shamefaced
like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
Synonym:sheeplike

双语例句

By the time I headed home to my flat, I felt slightly sheepish.
等到我返回我的公寓时，我觉得有些胆怯。
Everybody wished they could volunteer, but after the fight they felt sheepish and no one said a thing.
本来在座的个个都巴不得想干这份志愿差使，经历了这场冲突后这帮人感觉都像绵羊似的，谁都只字不提了。
The contrast between the raging bull that is Nadal on court and the almost sheepish boy next door still surprises those who do not follow Nadal regularly.
纳达尔在赛场上像一头愤怒的公牛，在场下却是个羞涩的邻家男孩。这判若两人的表现让不太常常用到他的人们有些惊讶。
Sure, it might make you feel a little sheepish, but it's worth it in the end.
当然，说这句话可能会让你觉得有一点点怯懦，但最终你会发现这么做是值得的。
Even if your colleagues are all early risers, they likely want to use this time to focus, too& and may feel sheepish putting a conference call on someone's calendar at 6:30 a.m.
即便其他同事也都属于早起型，他们肯定也希望用这段时间专心做自己的事情。毕竟，要让人家早上6：30参加电话会议，实在是不好意思开口呢？
Tom was tugging at a button-hole and looking sheepish.
汤姆捏住一个钮扣眼使劲地拉，样子显得很害羞。
She gave me a sheepish smile and apologized.
她窘迫地笑了一下，对我道歉。
Even UK officials were sheepish about that number.
就连英国官员也对这一数字感到困窘。
Feeling sheepish and ashamed, I remembered the adage,'never criticize another until you have walked a mile in his shoes. '
我感到又惭愧，又不好意思，我想起了这样一句老话：家家有本难念的经&只有设身处地，才能知道谁都不容易。
What can I say? I love being there," he said with a sheepish laugh. "and I'm not the only one.
“怎么说呢？我喜欢那个地方，我不仅仅是我一个人喜欢那儿。”他似乎不好意思的说。