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单词 sheepishly
释义
sheepishly
adverb
uk
/ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.li/us
/ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.li/
in a way that isembarrassedbecause you have done somethingwrongorsilly:
（因做错事或傻事而）窘迫地，不好意思地
He sheepishlyadmittedhe hadn’t done hishomework.他羞怯地承认自己没做功课。
The 35-year-old mangrinnedsheepishly whenofficersaskedwhy he didn't have alicence.当警察问他为什么没有驾照时，这名35岁的男子不好意思地笑了笑。
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  • Hestaredat thegroundsheepishly,clearlyout of hiscomfortzone.
  • Mywaitresswas sheepishlyapologetic, andofferedtofixtheproblemimmediately.
  • Aspokesmansheepishlyexplainedthereasonfor the company'sabruptchangeofheart.
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(Definition ofsheepishlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsheepishly

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Thirty-two years later hesheepishlyadmitted to me that he had been mistaken.
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Somewhatsheepishlyhe confessed that his research student must have tabled it.
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This tax is collected and calculated passively andsheepishlyby the managers and handed over.
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He was not quite so popular later, when hesheepishlyannounced the compensation.
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When the child returns, he or she may return unwillingly orsheepishly.
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But, again and again, the utilities say, rathersheepishly, that they cannot control their subcontractors and the subcontractors act entirely independent of those who are instructing them.
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He tells everyonesheepishlythat they have set their wedding date.
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Bret nowsheepishlyadmits he doesn't know why.
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Most of the footage he just stands around, rathersheepishly, in fact, while others shape the events.
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During the credits, he is in a park,sheepishlycovering up with a tree branch.
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One can imagine the youngster engaging rathersheepishlywith such a monster.
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Stadankosheepishlyinforms her that he will call the police.
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Frenklesheepishlyagrees to tone down his performance in the spirit of cooperation.
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