hangdog

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hang·dog /ˈhæŋdɒɡ $ -dɒːɡ/ adjective  hangdog expression/look an expression that shows you feel sorry or ashamed about something 难过的表情，羞愧的表情 I could tell from his hangdog look that things had gone badly. 我从他难过的表情中看出情况很不好。

Examples from the Corpus

hangdog• Tortoni is a bald man with a hangdog face.• His hangdog gait belied his real attitude.• Ross was still sporting his hangdog look.• His hangdog mug is one of the most familiar on the music channel.

hang·dog adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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hangdog
hang‧dog /ˈhæŋdɒɡ $ -dɒːɡ/ adjective
hangdog expression/look an expression that shows you feel sorry or ashamed about something:
    I could tell from his hangdog look that things had gone badly.

hang·dogBrE /ˈhæŋdɒɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhæŋdɔːɡ/ 🔊, /ˈhæŋdɑːɡ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] if a person has a hangdog look, they look sad or ashamed 显得难过的；羞愧的