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:

shameful1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。