"hangdog" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 羞愧的
• 垂頭喪氣的

Definition

形容一個人的表情或姿態顯得悲傷、內疚或羞愧，就像感到尷尬或失敗的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'hangdog' 屬於較文學性的用語，常用於描述表情或姿態，如 'hangdog look'，強調羞愧、尷尬或被識破的情緒，不用於正面語境。

Examples

He had a hangdog look after forgetting her birthday.

他忘記了她的生日後，露出了**羞愧的**神情。

The hangdog boy did not meet the teacher's eyes.

那個**垂頭喪氣的**男孩沒敢看老師的眼睛。

She gave him a hangdog smile and apologized.

她露出**羞愧的**微笑，然後道了歉。

He shuffled into the room with a hangdog expression, clearly dreading the meeting.

他帶著**垂頭喪氣的**表情慢慢走進房間，顯然很害怕會議。

After breaking the vase, the cat gave me a truly hangdog look.

貓打碎花瓶後，對我投來了一個**羞愧的**眼神。

Don't walk around with that hangdog look all day. It was just a mistake!

別整天帶著那副**垂頭喪氣的**樣子。這只是個小錯誤！