hangdog

hangdog

英 ['hæŋdɒg]
　　美 ['hæŋdɔɡ]

adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的；卑躬屈膝的；憂愁的；悲哀的
　　n. 卑鄙的人；卑微的人

中文詞源：

hangdog 羞愧的

hang,懸掛，dog,狗。比喻用法。

例句：

1. "Everybody missed her," Stan said with a hangdog look.
“大傢都想念她，”斯坦面帶愧色地說。

2. 'Everybody missed her,' Stan said with a hangdog look.
“大傢都想念她，”斯坦面帶愧色地說。

3. It was a painful, hangdog progress for him.
對他而言,那是一個痛苦而受屈的過程.

4. A man sat at a bar, had the saddest hangdog expression.
一個男子坐在一間酒巴, 臉色特別難看.

5. Mr. B sometimes shows a hangdog look in front of his wife.
先生與其他女人有染後,在老婆面前顯出有罪惡感的神色.