sheepish

adj.

1. 窘迫的；难为情的；不好意思的
   looking or feeling embarrassed because you have done sth silly or wrong
   1. Mary gave her a sheepish grin.
      玛丽难为情地冲她咧嘴一笑。

1. ADJ-GRADED 窘迫的;难为情的;尴尬的
   If you look sheepish, you look slightly embarrassed because you feel foolish or you have done something silly.
   1. The couple leapt apart when she walked in on them and later came downstairs looking sheepish.
      她走进屋时撞见这对情侣，搞得两人赶紧分开，后来又面带窘色地走下楼来。

1. Bobby looked at her with a sheepish grin.
   博比望着她腼腆地咧嘴一笑。
2. The couple leapt apart when she walked in on them and later came downstairs looking sheepish.
   她走进屋时撞见这对情侣，搞得两人赶紧分开，后来又面带窘色地走下楼来。
3. And once a year many of them gather to talk about pi, rhapsodize about it, eat pi-themed foods ( actual pie, sure, but so much more), have pi recitation contests and, just maybe, feel a little less sheepish about their unusual passion.
   每年一度，他们聚集在一起高谈阔论有关π，吃以π为主题的食物（真正的派，当然了，还有很多其他食品），举行π背诵比赛，也许他们稍稍为自己的特殊兴趣感到有点害羞。
4. 'He seemed to be a bit sheepish, because right where he fell was the mind the gap writing,' he said.
   他说：他看起来有点不好意思，因为他被卡住的位置正好贴着注意缝隙的标识语。
5. Even if your colleagues are all early risers, they likely want to use this time to focus, too& and may feel sheepish putting a conference call on someone's calendar at 6:30 a.m.
   即便其他同事也都属于早起型，他们肯定也希望用这段时间专心做自己的事情。毕竟，要让人家早上6：30参加电话会议，实在是不好意思开口呢？
6. As she had intended, Gerald was startled by the sound; then he recognized her, and a look both sheepish and defiant came over his florid face.
   不出所料，杰拉尔德听见笑声大吃一惊，但随即便认出了她，红润的脸上堆满了边讨好边挑战的神情。
7. Even UK officials were sheepish about that number.
   就连英国官员也对这一数字感到困窘。
8. Sure, it might make you feel a little sheepish, but it's worth it in the end.
   当然，说这句话可能会让你觉得有一点点怯懦，但最终你会发现这么做是值得的。
9. I don't know who did it, but Brian was the one who looked sheepish when I accused him.
   我不知道是谁干了这件事，但当我指控布赖恩时，他看上去像是做了错事似的。
10. Everybody wished they could volunteer, but after the fight they felt sheepish and no one said a thing.
    本来在座的个个都巴不得想干这份志愿差使，经历了这场冲突后这帮人感觉都像绵羊似的，谁都只字不提了。
11. She gave me a sheepish smile and apologized.
    她窘迫地笑了一下，对我道歉。
12. "How sheepish men look when they fall, don't they?"
    “男人在跌倒的时候看上去多么胆怯啊，是不？”
13. For several days he felt sheepish, but finally Gao Ma's advice prevailed.
    虽然好几天总觉得不大好意思，可是高妈的话得到最后的胜利。
14. By the time I headed home to my flat, I felt slightly sheepish.
    等到我返回我的公寓时，我觉得有些胆怯。
15. He beat a sheepish retreat.
    他窘迫不堪地撤退了。
16. "I have plenty of time to exercise, but I'm too lazy," he said with a sheepish grin at a Japanese fast food joint.
    “我有充足的时间锻炼，但是我太懒了，”他说这话时在一家日本快餐连锁店，脸上露出羞愧的笑容。
17. Tom was tugging at a button-hole and looking sheepish.
    汤姆捏住一个钮扣眼使劲地拉，样子显得很害羞。
18. There's a look of sheepish recognition on some kids'faces, and a few scan the area for litter.
    孩子们的脸上流露出不好意思的神情，还有一些孩子还朝地上的垃圾瞟了一眼。
19. They're also sheepish about their own gullibility.
    此外，他们也不愿承认自己那么容易上当受骗。
20. What can I say? I love being there," he said with a sheepish laugh. "and I'm not the only one.
    “怎么说呢？我喜欢那个地方，我不仅仅是我一个人喜欢那儿。”他似乎不好意思的说。
21. "I'll need some moral support with Mrs. Ike," he said with a sheepish grin.
    我需要得到艾克夫人一些精神上的支持，他有点忸怩地哭着说。
22. The contrast between the raging bull that is Nadal on court and the almost sheepish boy next door still surprises those who do not follow Nadal regularly.
    纳达尔在赛场上像一头愤怒的公牛，在场下却是个羞涩的邻家男孩。这判若两人的表现让不太常常用到他的人们有些惊讶。
23. Feeling sheepish and ashamed, I remembered the adage,'never criticize another until you have walked a mile in his shoes. '
    我感到又惭愧，又不好意思，我想起了这样一句老话：家家有本难念的经&只有设身处地，才能知道谁都不容易。
24. The brocade lotus is sheepish, where withstand such of the war is nearly flurried but escape.
    锦莲脸皮薄，哪里经得起这样的阵仗，几乎是仓皇而逃。

adj

1. showing a sense of shame

   Synonym:    shamefaced

2. like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity

   Synonym:    sheeplike