英 [ˈhæŋdɒɡ] 美 [ˈhæŋdɔːɡ]
adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的;卑躬屈膝的;忧愁的;悲哀的
n. 卑鄙的人;卑微的人
hangdog /ˈhæŋˌdɒɡ/
形容词 If you say that someone has a hangdog expression on their face, you mean that they look sad, and often guilty or ashamed. 面有愧色的; 羞愧的
showing a sense of guilt
the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy
同义词: guilty / shamefaced / shamed
frightened into submission or compliance
同义词: browbeaten / bullied / cowed / intimidated
... spendthrift 挥霍者,浪费者(=spend-all) hangdog 卑鄙的人;可悲的人;畏怯的人 spitfire 烈性子的人(尤指女人) ...
... hangbird 悬巢鸟 hangdog 鬼鬼祟祟的 hanger 绞刑执行者 ...
... speaking富于表情的 hangdog羞愧的 wooden木然的 ...
忧愁的(hangdog), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
A man sat at a bar, had the saddest hangdog expression.
一个男人坐在酒吧里,伤心至极。
A man sat at a bar, had the saddest hangdog expression.
一个男子坐在一间酒吧里,脸色特别难看。
If one does not do anything shameful, one will never show a hangdog look.
假如一个人不做丢脸事,就不会有羞愧的神色。
Not even Roland Emmerich can keep the hangdog spirit of Reno on a leash.
And, in fact, part of cognitive therapy is -involves teaching people to get rid of that hangdog look.
Mr. Dudley, who looks a bit like the actor Michael Moriarty, without the hangdog foreboding, has made good use in his career of a thick skin.
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