（因尴尬、害羞或做错事而）羞怯的，局促不安的；有点不好意思的。（也可泛指“畏缩、不自信”的神态。）
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He gave a sheepish smile after realizing his mistake.
他意识到自己错了之后，露出一个不好意思的笑。
When the teacher asked who forgot the homework, she raised her hand with a sheepish look, knowing everyone was watching.
老师问是谁忘了作业时，她带着局促不安的神情举起手，知道大家都在看着她。
Sheepish 来自 sheep（羊）+ -ish（有点……的，像……的）。英语里常用“羊”来联想到温顺、怯弱、容易受惊的形象，因此 sheepish 用来形容人因尴尬或心虚而显得缩手缩脚、很不自在的样子。
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