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a hangdog {noun}
名词常为 expression, look, air 等表示神态的词。
He had a hangdog expression.
他一脸愧疚的表情。
羞愧的；低三下四的；鬼鬼祟祟的
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羞愧的；低三下四的；鬼鬼祟祟的
Feeling or showing shame; cowering and sneaky, as though guilty.
He had a hangdog expression.
他一脸愧疚的表情。
卑贱的；鬼鬼祟祟的；羞愧的。
Low; sneaking; ashamed.
The thief gave a hangdog look when the police officer questioned him.
那个小偷在被警察盘问时露出了一副鬼鬼祟祟的表情。
After being scolded, the employee walked away with a hangdog expression.
被责骂后，那个员工带着一副卑躬屈膝的表情走开了。
The stray dog approached with a hangdog posture, expecting to be chased away.
那只流浪狗以一副卑躬屈膝的姿态靠近，以为会被赶走。
名词常为 expression, look, air 等表示神态的词。
He had a hangdog expression.
他一脸愧疚的表情。
系动词后直接跟形容词，描述主语的状态。
He looked hangdog after being caught.
被抓住后，他看起来垂头丧气。
He left with a hangdog air.
他带着一副愧疚的神态离开了。
Not this
He is a hangdog.
Use this
He is hangdog.
hangdog 是形容词，不能直接用作名词。汉语中“一个卑微的人”是名词短语，但英语中该词主要作形容词，应去掉冠词并用作表语。
Not this
He hangdogged after being scolded.
Use this
He was hangdog after being scolded.
hangdog 不是动词，不能加-ed变成过去式。应使用系动词be加形容词，表示状态。
Not this
He looked hangdogly at the floor.
Use this
He looked hangdog at the floor.
hangdog 是形容词，不是副词，不能加-ly。在系动词look后应用形容词作表语。
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