| 单词 | sheepishness |
| 例句 | She hated the villagers for their sheepishness, almost as much as she hated herself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A gracious host, Mr. Mendelsohn allowed himself the occasional moment of self-conscious sheepishness. O Suburbia, With a Touch of the Cosmic 2011-03-05T05:23:05Z Internally, there has been sheepishness, if not outright embarrassment, about the Fox-ification of National Geographic’s programming and the potential pollution of the Society’s vaunted brand name. National Geographic explores new frontiers with Gary Knell at the helm He notes with some sheepishness that it was not nearly as costly as one might think, which is to say the cost of a very nice car. ‘To show them in a kind of glory’: How a high-end designer celebrates working-men chic 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z So there could be an "oops, sorry about that" sheepishness among Oscar types working in both Nolan's and the film's favor. And the Oscar goes to ... Batman? Could happen 2012-07-11T16:58:11Z The comedian opened with tongue-in-cheek sheepishness: “Thank you for letting a sinner in your midst.” Bill Maher’s Weird, Effortful Apology for Saying the N-Word 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z When she points out in a flat tone that Allan is "just Allan," Ken's buddy replies in a tone merging sheepishness with befuddlement, "Yeah I . . . I'm confused about that." The secret "Barbie" message everyone can get behind is that Allan is amazing. He is also like us 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Burke’s contribution to the movement was acknowledged, perhaps with some sheepishness: she was recognized at the Oscars and was featured on the cover of Time, last year, as a “Silence Breaker.” One Year of #MeToo: We Need a More Inclusive Language of Abuse and Victimhood 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z It might be argued that the sheepishness of the Maryland legislature is just the way our state government has always worked. Opinion | Far too little has changed in Maryland since our first gun violence protest 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Fully vaccinated and boosted, I am among the fortunate to be experiencing minor symptoms, which in my case include waves of sheepishness. Alone With a Basketball, a Hoop, and Covid 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z With the sheepishness of a father who doesn’t want to pick favorites among children, Michetti was hesitant to single out productions in which the magic all came together. His Sondheim show was a COVID-19 casualty, but Michael Michetti hasn't lost his 'Passion' 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z “If an equality movement gathers momentum, that sheepishness will disappear as Democrats align their vision for Israel-Palestine with their egalitarian vision for the U.S.,” wrote Beinart. Analysis | How the Democrats are shifting on Israel 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Those comebacks are a source of both pride and some sheepishness. The secret to Clippers' historic comeback vs. Warriors has been hiding in plain sight 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z “Well as a wealthy and famous person, let me just respond by saying,” he shrugged, switching into a tone of faux sheepishness, “you’re absolutely right.” Trevor Noah: 'Rich kids should get into college the old-fashioned way: donating' 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z They see needless restraints on the basic functions of commerce and civic life loosening, and a needless sheepishness that had crept into public life dissipating. Can Trump really make America great again? 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Then a certain amount of sheepishness set in. A Distracted-Driving Ban in New Jersey? Some Call It a Threat to a Way of Life 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z His sheepishness to respond perhaps could be chalked up to embarrassment as well as his characteristic reticence with strangers. ‘Life, Animated’ shows autistic son relating to world through Disney cartoons 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z As a result, the old-school sheepishness about watching television, especially during the day, has been replaced by a sense of pride in our new technological capabilities. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z "I was a little obsessed," the actor replied, with that mix of charm and sheepishness that might be called Ruffalo-ing. Job 1 for Tom McCarthy in making 'Spotlight' was getting the actors and journalists on same page 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Some people say, with a hint of sheepishness, “I’m a Dawoosh,” using an Arabic diminutive that suggests “a cute little Daesh.” ISIS Making Political Gains 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Could job competition transparency incite responses similar to the reactions that many fear salary transparency would provoke – ranging from jealousy and shame to sheepishness and gloating? How Salary Transparency And An Openly Competitive Job Market Could Improve Your Career 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z There was a sheepishness in the Washington Nationals clubhouse Tuesday afternoon, even as players did what they do every day: walking from their lockers to trash cans, spitting out globs of brown saliva. Tobacco use among MLB players under scrutiny following Tony Gwynn’s death He delivered the punch line with a nice touch of sheepishness and timing. Taking First Career Steps on a Path Set by McEnroe 2013-09-04T01:37:26Z His sheepishness suggests to me that it was a misguided cross. From the Vault: Ronaldinho chips Seaman in the World Cup quarter-finals 2013-02-04T13:39:13Z A toddler poses for the camera, thumb in mouth, right ankle twisted in a moment of childhood sheepishness. Lens Blog: Photos From Kodak's Picture Contests in the 1920s, '30s and '40s 2012-03-03T04:12:21Z Only since the dog’s arrival has Iyal shown sheepishness or regret following a tantrum, signaling a new awareness that his outbursts may affect others. Wonder Dog: A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging Boy 2012-02-03T15:17:45Z The look gradually changed from one of wonderment to one of sheepishness. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z You do him a monstrous favor, you save his life, and admit it with the sheepishness of a chicken-thief.” Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z He was bowing with an effect of increasing strain and the intensity of his sheepishness becoming painful to contemplate. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Yet an odd sheepishness was visible in his face; his voice was not strong and brave. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z "This is a better break then we deserve," Sime said, grinning with a trace of sheepishness. The Martian Cabal I was rather attacking a certain sheepishness of character which seems to me to be the danger of our present type of education. Beside Still Waters I perceived a young man—little more than a boy, who by his semi-detachment, the fumbling of his gloved hands, and the sheepishness of the smile on his good-looking, open face, was obviously the bridegroom. Tatterdemalion Tipping, a tall, red-haired, raw-boned boy, with sleeves and trousers he had outgrown, and immense boots, wrung Paul's hand with misdirected energy, saying "how-de-do?" with a gruff superiority, mercifully tempered by a touch of sheepishness. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers "Oh! no, it was nothing—nothing but a scratch," said Hugh, shaking the boys off, his expression being divided between feigned indifference and sheepishness, at this praise in the presence of his chief. Two Little Confederates He laughed proudly, with a touch of sheepishness at the unaccustomed metaphor. The Return of Blue Pete On June first, ten days before blastoff, David Lester came back to the shop, sheepishness, pleasure and worry showing in his face. The Planet Strappers Their expressions ran the gamut from sheepishness to blank haughtiness. Adaptation The four original participants of the rumpus resumed their places in various stages of sheepishness. Mercenary He relapsed into uncommon sheepishness, and hardly knew how to address his mother, who sat sobbing in her armchair. Julian Home "It's Louie," said Jack, with an expression of face that was as near an approximation to what is called sheepishness as any thing I ever saw. The Lady of the Ice A Novel Let your address when you first come into any company be modest, but without the least bashfulness or sheepishness, steady without impudence, and as unembarrassed as if you were in your own room. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II As he spoke Arkal caused his stern visage to relax into a look of such amiable sheepishness that Bladud could not repress a sudden laugh which recalled and intensified the captain’s fierce expression instantly. The Hot Swamp Their sheepishness provoked us to laughter when we learned the true reason for all the bother. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben With the sheepishness of his sex, that youth made a great business of setting off to the well, his pails slung outwards on a hoop. Secret Bread Practically every candidate enters the private office with a considerable degree of sheepishness in his feelings, whether he tries to appear at ease or not. Certain Success Tu-Kila-Kila stood sucking his finger, and looking the very picture of the most savage sheepishness. The Great Taboo They were followed by feelings of sheepishness and self-contempt mingled with anger and a dislike of all things having to do with religion. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy Peake jumped like a shot rabbit, reddening to the neck with stupefaction, excruciating sheepishness and annoyance. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories Then, trying to look very grave in order to hide the extreme sheepishness that he really felt, Mr. Briggs brought the rifle up to port arms. Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life No sooner did the Fantee fix his eyes upon him, than, to the astonishment of all present, they began to flash with indignation, while the countenance of Cut-throat assumed proportionably the expression of sheepishness. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 Little more than a year ago he would hardly have opened his mouth, and would have worn the true bumpkin look of contemptuous sheepishness. A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago Mr Pancks, in whom these impersonal compliments produced an irresistible sheepishness, never rallied after such a charge. Little Dorrit He drew a deep breath of relaxation and finished the glass of sweetness with that sense of self-conscious sheepishness which most men feel when they surrender to the sticky charms of an ice-cream soda. Dust The lawyer wheeled, and stood staring at the speaker with a certain sheepishness of expression that bore witness to the completeness of his discomfiture. Within the Law Although Mr. Bounderby carried it off in these terms, holding the door open for the company to depart, there was a blustering sheepishness upon him, at once extremely crestfallen and superlatively absurd. Hard Times It was almost a prayer, but a prayer that included a thousand meanings Daylight strove to feign sheepishness, but his heart was singing too wild a song for mere playfulness. Burning Daylight A main cause of the disadvantageous appearance exhibited by the ordinary schoolboy, lies in what we denominate sheepishness. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author "Yes, she IS a looker, by gee," said G. Selden, "but—but—" the awkward half laugh, taking on a depressed touch of sheepishness, "she makes me feel 'way off—they all do." The Shuttle Most of all, he was angry with himself because of his inane sheepishness when she was about. The Octopus : A story of California He followed her with some reluctance and a great sheepishness out of Broadway into quieter Thirty-fourth Street, twirling his hat, his nervousness growing. Star-Dust He made no answer, and the contempt his countenance had exhibited the moment before sunk into sheepishness. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor There was a silence; then Betty said, not without sheepishness, "Frank's all right." Sir George Tressady — Volume II The other riders come in very slowly, and are oppressed by that indescribable air of sheepishness which is peculiar to gentleman jockeys when they do not win. Henry Dunbar A Novel Cowardice, sheepishness, and a hundred other reasons prevent it. Expositions of Holy Scripture While we men, taking blushes for a sign of guilt or sheepishness, are equally studious to suppress them. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 I had too great a mixture of sheepishness and vanity to contradict him in such honourable society, and therefore accepted praise at which I ought to have blushed. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor From sheepishness and want of savoir faire, he had not even properly withdrawn his suit from Viola Tracy, thus making Lady Diana and Lord Erymanth very angry, though the damsel herself was delighted. My Young Alcides And then big Bob forgot his wonted sheepishness and spoke out with a man's voice, "I am sorry I spoke back, sir." Glengarry School Days: a story of early days in Glengarry The very thought of it undoes me—with an absolute shock of sheepishness. The Return The culprit addressed—a dull, heavy-looking youth of nineteen—hesitated with an air of mingled doggedness and sheepishness, and then, without replying, nudged his companion. Colonel Starbottle's Client But above all things —excuse me if I repeat myself too often —beware of the fatal virtue which men call modesty and women sheepishness. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance |
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