单词 | hangdog |
释义 | hangdog /hang"dawg', -dog'/, adj. 1. browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject: He always went about with a hangdog look. 2. shamefaced; guilty: He sneaked out of the room with a hangdog expression. 3. suitable to a degraded or contemptible person; sneaky; furtive. n. 4. Archaic. a degraded, contemptible person. [1670-80; HANG + DOG] Syn. 2. ashamed, contrite, crestfallen. Ant. 1. confident, assured. |
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