Word · Frequency #46396
hangdog
/ˈhæŋdɒg/
adjective
羞愧的；低三下四的；鬼鬼祟祟的
Feeling or showing shame; cowering and sneaky, as though guilty.
- 1.
Low; sneaking; ashamed.
卑贱的；鬼鬼祟祟的；羞愧的。
卑贱的；鬼鬼祟祟的；羞愧的。；鬼鬼祟祟的；卑躬屈膝的；低贱的
In use
The thief gave a hangdog look when the police officer questioned him.
After being scolded, the employee walked away with a hangdog expression.
The stray dog approached with a hangdog posture, expecting to be chased away.
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。
look hangdog
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。
with a hangdog air
He left with a hangdog air.
他带着一副愧疚的神态离开了。
Common mistakes
He is a hangdog.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。
He hangdogged after being scolded.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。
He looked hangdogly at the floor.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。
Connections
Confusing words
- submissive
- 顺从的 · hangdog 强调因羞愧或恐惧而表现出的鬼祟卑贱，submissive 则侧重于性格上的顺从服从
- sheepish
- 羞怯的 · sheepish 指因做了蠢事或尴尬事而不好意思，hangdog 则多指因内疚或害怕而显得鬼鬼祟祟
- obsequious
- 谄媚的 · obsequious 指过于讨好奉承，而 hangdog 是一种畏缩低下的神态，不一定带有讨好意图
Word family
- hangdogs
- plural, third person singular
- hangdogged
- past, past participle
- hangdogging
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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