do sth sheepishly
sheepishly 常用在动词后,表示动作带着羞怯或尴尬。
He smiled sheepishly when he realized his mistake.
他意识到自己犯了错,羞怯地笑了笑。
羞怯地;忸怩地
害羞地;腼腆地;尴尬地。;怯懦地;羞怯地; 愚蠢地
in a sheepish manner
害羞地;腼腆地;尴尬地。
In a sheepish way; shyly; meekly; bashfully; self-consciously; with embarrassment.
After he spilled juice on the table, he smiled sheepishly and cleaned it up.
他把果汁洒在桌子上后,羞怯地笑了笑,然后收拾干净。
用法提示:sheepishly 是副词,修饰动词 smiled,表示因犯错而不好意思、羞怯。
She sheepishly admitted that she had forgotten to bring the tickets.
她忸怩地承认自己忘了带票。
用法提示:sheepishly 作状语修饰 admitted,表达难为情、不好意思地承认。
The student looked down and answered sheepishly when the teacher asked why he was late.
当老师问他为什么迟到时,那个学生低下头,羞怯地回答。
用法提示:sheepishly 修饰动词 answered,描述回答时羞怯、忸怩的样子。
sheepishly 常用在动词后,表示动作带着羞怯或尴尬。
He smiled sheepishly when he realized his mistake.
他意识到自己犯了错,羞怯地笑了笑。
也可放在动词前,强调这种忸怩、不好意思的状态。
She sheepishly admitted that she had forgotten the meeting.
她不好意思地承认自己忘了开会。
侧重性格内的羞怯或怕生,不一定有做错事的羞愧感;sheepishly 更常用于当众出丑或承认小错后的窘态。
强调缺乏勇气、心里害怕而退缩,语气比 sheepishly 更重;sheepishly 没有恐惧或畏缩的含义。
侧重因在意他人眼光而感到不自在,常带有自我意识;sheepishly 则更直接描述因羞耻或尴尬而流露的表情。
范围更广,可指动作笨拙或场面尴尬,不一定和羞耻或羞愧有关;sheepishly 专指带着羞愧、难为情的羞怯。
与 sheepishly 很接近,但 sheepishly 常带“因自己做蠢事而羞愧”的意味,embarrassedly 侧重于一般性的难堪。
grammar · medium
易错句子He smiled sheepish at the compliment.
正确表达He smiled sheepishly at the compliment.
修饰动词 smiled 应用副词 sheepishly,而 sheepish 是形容词,不能修饰动词。中文学习者常受汉语影响忽略副词形式,需用副词形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is very sheepishly about her mistake.
正确表达She is very sheepish about her mistake.
系动词 is 后用形容词作表语,sheepishly 是副词,不能作表语;表示“羞怯的/忸怩的”应用 sheepish。
grammar · medium
易错句子He sheepishly forgot his keys at home.
正确表达He foolishly forgot his keys at home.
想表达“愚蠢地”时,不能使用 sheepishly;sheepishly 意为“羞怯地、忸怩地”,没有“愚蠢地”的现代常用义。应改用 foolishly。
所选义项“羞怯地;忸怩地”的反义,侧重勇敢、不胆怯。
与“羞怯地”相对,指有信心、不忸怩;不侧重冒险。
与“因羞愧而窘迫地”相对,指不感到难为情;中性,不含“厚颜无耻”的贬义。
shyly 指天生或性格上的怕羞,不涉及做了错事后的难堪;sheepishly 强调因自己的愚蠢或窘事而感到羞愧、不好意思。
embarrassedly 只表达处境尴尬、脸红,不一定有犯错后的愧疚;sheepishly 常带有因做蠢事或被抓而感到的羞怯和忸怩。
guiltily 侧重内心确有愧疚或做了亏心事;sheepishly 突出外表的羞怯、难为情,不一定真有罪过。
羞怯地微笑
He smiled sheepishly when she caught him staring.
被她发现他在偷看时,他羞怯地笑了。
忸怩地咧嘴笑
Tom grinned sheepishly and admitted he had forgotten the meeting.
汤姆忸怩地咧嘴一笑,承认自己忘了开会。
羞怯地承认
She sheepishly admitted that she had broken the vase.
她羞怯地承认自己打碎了花瓶。
不好意思地看着某人
He looked sheepishly at his teacher.
他不好意思地看着老师。
不好意思地说
"I forgot your birthday," he said sheepishly.
“我忘了你的生日,”他不好意思地说。
sheep (羊) + -ish (像…的) + -ly (副词后缀)
因羞怯或尴尬而脸红,与 sheepishly 描述的情绪状态相关。
说话含糊不清,常伴随 sheepish 的局促表现。
道歉时的难为情神情常用 sheepishly 修饰。
紧张或羞怯时的小动作,与 sheepish 的神态常同时出现。
坦白过错时往往带着 sheepish 的羞愧神态。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.