sheepish
英 ['ʃiːpɪʃ]
美
- adj. 羞怯的；懦弱的
词态变化
副词: sheepishly;
英英释意
- 1. like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
- 2. showing a sense of shame
英文词源
- sheepish (adj.)
- c. 1200, "resembling a sheep" in some perceived characteristic, from sheep + -ish. The sense of "bashful, over-modest, awkward among strangers" first is recorded 1690s. Related: Sheepishly; sheepishness. Old English had sceaplic "of a sheep, 'sheep-ly.'"
实用场景例句
- Mary gave her a sheepish grin.
- 玛丽难为情地冲她咧嘴一笑。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- NEW JERSEY: Can the sheepish Vince Carter possibly become the leader the Nets so desperately need?
- 新泽西网队: 软弱的卡特能否成为绝望的网队的领袖?
期刊摘选
- The tall man seemed gratified but sheepish too. He sighed.
- 高个子有点得意,可又惭愧似的,叹了口气.
汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- He gave me a sheepish look.
- 他害羞地看了看我.
期刊摘选
- " How sheepish men look when they fall, don't they? "
- " 男人在跌倒的时候看上去多么胆怯啊, 是不? ”
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- The Doctor gives a sheepish grin and says, " I should have told you yesterday! "
- 医生苦笑一声: “ 我应该昨天告诉你这些的. ”
期刊摘选
- He felt sheepish, innocent, but sheepish.
- 他感到局促不安, 尽管问心无愧, 还是局促不安.
辞典例句
- Westerners believe that flaccidity is sheepish.
- 西方人认为软弱是懦弱.
期刊摘选
- She gives a sheepish smile as she opens yet another cupboard.
- 她给一个羞怯的微笑,她又打开柜子.
期刊摘选
- For several days he felt sheepish, but finally Gao Ma's advice prevailed.
- 虽然好几天总觉得不大好意思, 可是高妈的话得到最后的胜利.
汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- 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, 但最终你会发现这麽做是值得的.
期刊摘选
- As Dr. Pauschs fans emailed his speech to friends sheepish.
- 鲍什迷们不断将他的演讲发给朋友们.
期刊摘选
- Soon a sheepish of embarrassmentacross his big red face.
- 过了一会儿,他的脸通红,充满了不好意思和局促不安.
期刊摘选
- The doctor, taken by surprise , awkward and sheepish, knelt too.
- 医生丝毫没有思想准备, 不由得感到手足无措, 不好意思,于是也跪下了.
辞典例句
- Followed by the sheepish admission of truth. this heralds a period of deeper intimacy.
- 接下来就轮到了“害羞地说出真相”. 这说明你们的关系更深了.
期刊摘选
- Mary gave her a sheepish grin.
- 玛丽难为情地冲她咧嘴一笑。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Bobby looked at her with a sheepish grin.
- 博比望着她腼腆地咧嘴一笑。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句