5、timid 羞怯的;胆小的,胆怯的
英语解释:shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened
Kieran is a timid child.
露西是个很羞怯的孩子。
6、sheepish 羞怯的;局促不安的;驯服的;胆怯的
She had a rather sheepish smile.
她笑起来非常害臊的样子。
sheep指的是绵羊,含有褒义,可以指害臊而忸怩的人。而goat就常含有贬义,譬如act the goat是干蠢事,old goat是老色鬼。
就像是那个经典的习语:separate the sheep from the goats(分出优劣)。
7、shamefaced 害臊的;惭愧的
英语解释:awkward and embarrassed or ashamed
Do not be so shamefaced. Youll do it very well.
别那样脸皮薄,你会做得非常不错的。
He looked somewhat shamefaced when he realized his mistake.
他认识到我们的错误后,看起来有的惭愧。
容易混淆的shame同根词:
①shameful1可耻的,丢脸的
I couldnt see anything shameful in what I had done.
我觉得我没干什么丢脸的事。
②ashamed羞耻的,羞愧的;不好意思的,难为情的
Youve got nothing to be ashamed of.
你没什么可感到内疚的。
③shameless无耻的,不要脸的
She is completely shameless about her ambition.
她对我们的野心全然不知羞耻。
8、blushing 脸红的
From a merry child, then a blushing maid, she has become a perfect woman now.
从一个纯真无邪烂漫的孩子,到一个害羞害臊的女孩,她目前已长成一个姿容出众的女子。
我想大伙都了解,blush可以做名词和动词,表示脸红。有时候大家脸红,其实也是由于害臊嘛。
I blush to think of what a fool I made of myself.
一想到我出了那样大洋相我就脸红。