A WORD, A WORLD
sheepish
释义
- adj.
- 窘迫的；难为情的；不好意思的
- 网络
- 羞怯的；局促不安的；胆怯的
展开详细释义
adj.
1.不好意思,忸怩地,局促不安
2.羞怯的;腼腆的
3.(像绵羊一样)驯顺的;胆怯的;愚钝的
4.怯懦的
在例句中理解 31 句
It was a bubble, I would respond with a sheepish shrug, as if that were an adequate explanation.
我面有惭色地耸耸肩，彷佛解释的很差强人意地答说，是泡沫化。
"I have plenty of time to exercise, but I'm too lazy, " he said with a sheepish grin at a Japanese fast food joint.
“我有很多时间用来运动，但是我太懒了，”在一家日式快餐连锁店他腼腆地说。
The hero is a lion. He was brought up with a mother sheep as a "lamb" by mistake. And he was as " sheepish " as a sheep.
故事的主角儿是一头狮子。他阴差阳错地被一只母羊当作“羊羔”养大。所以，他也一般无二地具有羊类的怯懦。
His wife looked sheepish as her mother-in-law loudly and ostentatiously excused her from various duties because her husband was home.
一到家，他母亲大声宣布蠲免媳妇当天的各项任务，因为她丈夫回来了。
When eminent visitors came to see us, we were a bit sheepish about the low production values.
当某些大人物来访问我们的办公室的时候，我们对于这幢房子的层次确实深感汗颜。
I glanced over at him as the woman departed. He looked sheepish but pleased.
女人走后我瞥了他一眼，他看起来腼腆又愉快。
A couple seemed a bit angry, a few looked sheepish , but most simply went on to do something else.
有一两个似乎有些生气，有几个看来腼腆的，但是大部份孩子接著去做别的事就算了。
It was as if we'd created a Formula 1 car but felt sheepish because it didn't look like a car was supposed to look.
这就像是我们造了一架一级方程式赛车却感到浑身不自在，仅仅因为它和汽车应该的摸样相差太远。
This type of thing is so outrageously out of fashion that I feel slightly sheepish in even suggesting it.
这种想法相当不合时尚，就连提一下我都感到有些脸红。
'Thank you, ' he said with a sheepish smile and swelling throat.
他腆腆地微笑着说，谢谢。嗓子有些肿胀。
"I'll need some moral support with Mrs. Ike, " he said with a sheepish grin.
“我需要得到艾克夫人一些精神上的支持，”他有点忸怩地哭着说。
With a sheepish grin , one of the other workers mutters .
人群中有人偷笑，一个工人嘀咕着说。
The officers pounced, and after much waving of hands, the couple wrapped up the sandwiches and slouched away, looking sheepish.
数位警官展开了行动，经过一番争论、比划，这对夫妇包起三明治，垂头丧气地离开，看上去羞愧难当。
The brocade lotus is sheepish, where withstand such of the war is nearly flurried but escape.
锦莲脸皮薄，哪里经得起这样的阵仗，几乎是仓皇而逃。
With a sheepish smile, he felt and basked in love that flowed freely all around him.
他脸上一直带着温顺的笑容，他能感到自己正被一种温情与热爱紧紧地包围着。
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。
The audience howled with laughter. Asher laughed, too, looking sheepish but pleased at the special attention.
观众席传出了狂笑声。亚舍也大笑著，看起来很腼腆但是很满意他得到的特别待遇。
The U. S. record on renewable energy provokes a kind of sheepish embarrassment among many veteran adherents.
美国对可再生能源的发展轨迹让许多老从业者感到羞愧。
But this time something new happened. I felt that sheepish feeling you get when you offer someone something worthless.
但是这次跟以前不一样了，就像你想给别人一件不值钱的东西时的感觉一样，我觉得不好意思了。
Sheep She had a rather sheepish smile.
她笑起来很害羞的样子
He says nothing. He looks a little guilty and sheepish; two looks you've never seen before.
他没说什么，看起来有一点内疚和羞怯；这两个表情你都从未见过。
I don't know who did it, but Brian was the one who looked sheepish when I accused him.
我不知道是谁干了这件事，但当我指控布赖恩时，他看上去像是做了错事似的。
Billy, the offender, came in afterwards, looking quite sheepish.
比利，也就是那名罪犯，随后也进来了，他看起来蛮羞怯的。
A. The first time I had a secretary, I was sheepish about being demanding or even asking questions.
我第一次有秘书的时候，我有点怯懦，不会要求她做什么，更别提向她提问题了。
China's leaders have reason to be sheepish.
中国的领导人如此低调并非没有道理。
Algeria's government is looking especially sheepish.
看起来，阿尔及利亚政府十分懦弱无能。
The authorities, however, seem oddly sheepish about the new arrival.
然而，中国当局似乎对新楼的诞生有些许噤若寒蝉。
The girls all looked sheepish, shuffling around on their skis.
女孩们这时都显得很温顺，在雪地上慢慢地滑行。
Bay could only give a sheepish apology for the extra's misfortune.
而贝所能做的只有向这个倒霉的孩子道歉了。
Immediately Roger, who a minute before had seemed dignified-more than that, formidable-took on sheepish smile.
罗杰在一分钟以前还是挺尊严的--还不止这样，是令人望而生畏的，--这一刹那间却露出了一阵怯懦的微笑。
Sam looked a bit sheepish .
萨姆看上去有些局促不安。