sheepish
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sheep·ish /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/ adjective EMBARRASSEDslightly uncomfortable or embarrassed because you know that you have done something silly or wrong 局促不安的，窘迫的，尴尬的 Sam looked a bit sheepish. 萨姆看上去有些局促不安。 a sheepish grin 窘迫的一笑► see thesaurus at embarrassed —sheepishly adverb She smiled sheepishly. 她尴尬地笑了笑。
Examples from the Corpus
sheepish• Debbie arrived late for work looking a bit sheepish.• When I confront him with his omissions and lies he just looks sheepish.• She looked relieved at first, then a little sheepish.• Beyond her Gav stood looking awkward and sheepish.• This, she thought with a sheepish giggle to herself, was ridiculous.• Then his smile became a sheepish grin and his shoulders hunched in a giggle.• Mr Purtill also posed for a picture with Mr Major, managing to rustle up a sheepish grin.• He gave her a sheepish look and said, "I'm very sorry, I forgot it was your birthday."• When he came to the window, he blinked with a sheepish smile.• Many economists avoid talking about unemployment in public, adopting a rather sheepish tone when forced to confront the issue.• Looking rather sheepish, we hesitantly listed one or two points, worrying that we might sound narcissistic or arrogant.looked ... sheepish• Even Gesner, the star, looked a little sheepish.sheep·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable
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sheep‧ish /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/
adjective
slightly uncomfortable or embarrassed because you know that you have done something silly or wrong:
Sam looked a bit sheepish.
a sheepish grin
—sheepishly adverb:
She smiled sheepishly.
▪ embarrassed feeling uncomfortable or nervous and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have made a silly mistake, or because you have to talk or sing in public: I was really embarrassed when I arrived at the party an hour early. | There’s no need to be embarrassed – you’ve got a lovely voice.
▪self-conscious embarrassed about your body or the way you look or talk: Paul had always been self-conscious about his big feet.
▪uncomfortable unable to relax because you are embarrassed and not sure what to say or do: There was a long silence and everyone at the table looked uncomfortable.
▪awkward /ˈɔːkwəd $ ˈɒːkwərd/ feeling embarrassed because you are in a situation in which it is difficult to behave naturally: Teenagers often feel awkward in formal social situations. | There were some awkward moments when neither of us knew what to say to each other.
▪sheepish slightly embarrassed because you know that you have done something silly or because you feel a little guilty: Nigel came in late looking sheepish and apologetic.
▪red-faced embarrassed or ashamed – used mainly in newspaper reports: A judge was left red-faced when his mobile phone rang in court.
▪mortified [not before noun] extremely embarrassed and ashamed because you realize that you have done something very silly or wrong: He said he was mortified at the way his comments had been reported in the papers.
sheep‧ish /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/
adjectiveslightly uncomfortable or embarrassed because you know that you have done something silly or wrong:
—sheepishly adverb:
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