sheepishness
noun[U]
uk/ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.nəs/us/ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.nəs/thequalityof beingsheepish(=embarrassedbecause you have done somethingwrongorsilly):
窘迫,不好意思Thestrangersgreetedme with anoddmixtureof sheepishness anddefiance.陌生人以一种奇怪的羞怯兼蔑视的表情迎接我。
“I have anotherconfessionto make,” he said,lookingat her withfakesheepishness.“我还要坦白一件事,”他说,假意害羞地看着她。
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sheepish
- They alldisplayedsimultaneousexpressionsofshock,followedby sheepishness.
- With amixtureof sheepishness andpride, he and hiswifeadmittedto having thebookathome.
- He wasangrywith himself because of hisinanesheepishness when she was around.
Ashamed and embarrassed
- abash
- abashed
- ashamed
- awkward
- awkwardly
- egg
- guiltiness
- hangdog
- have egg onyourfaceidiom
- humbling
- look
- looksomeonein the eye/faceidiom
- meet
- mortifying
- not know where to putyourselfidiom
- pride
- shamefaced
- shamefacedly
- squirm
- swallowyourprideidiom