shamefaced
英[ʃeɪm'feɪst;'ʃeɪm-]
美['ʃem'fest]
- adj. 谦逊的；害羞的；不惹眼的
英英释意
- 1. extremely modest or shy;
- "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor
- 2. showing a sense of shame
- 3. showing a sense of guilt;
- "a guilty look"
- "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater