1. 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?腆的,但是大部份孩子接著去做别的事就算了。
2. Then he shrugged, sheepish. / had to say something, he told her. I had to find a way to get your name. 过了一会,他不好意思地耸耸肩,我得说些什么吧,他对她说,我得找个法子问出你的名字。
3. I felt hurt when I was criticized for being sheepish in the rehearsal. I almost thought of running away before the train moved out of the station . 当我在排练中被批评为胆小鬼时,我感到痛心。火车驶离火车站时,我几乎想要逃跑。
英英解释
adj.
1. like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
2. showing a sense of shame