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sheepishly

UK //ˈʃiːpɪʃli//US //ˈʃiːpɪʃli//

词源

源自 sheep(绵羊)+ -ish(形容词后缀)+ -ly(副词后缀),因绵羊常表现出温顺害羞的神态而得名。

adverb

❶ 形容人因尴尬、害羞或做错事而感到不好意思的样子,通常表现出低头、躲避眼神等肢体语言。

“He smiled sheepishly after being caught eating the last cookie.”

(被抓住偷吃最后一块饼干后,他不好意思地笑了笑。)

“She sheepishly admitted that she had forgotten the meeting.”

(她难为情地承认自己忘记了开会。)

同义词:bashfully, shamefacedly, embarrassedly

常见短语

grin sheepishly — 因尴尬或害羞而露出不好意思的笑容,常用于做错事或出糗后的反应。

“He grinned sheepishly when his joke fell flat.”

(当他的笑话冷场时,他不好意思地咧嘴笑了。)