hangdog
['hæŋ`dɔg]
a. 鬼鬼祟祟, 卑躬屈膝, 低贱

n. 卑微

1. After he got out of jail, he always had a hangdog look.
   (狱，总副羞愧神。
2. If one does not do anything shameful, one will never show a hangdog look.
   (假做丢，羞愧神。
3. Mr. A must have done something terrible because he has a hangdog look today.
   (A先做什麽错，今羞愧。

hangdog
[ adj ]

1. showing a sense of guilt

<adj.all>
a guilty look
the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy

2. frightened into submission or compliance

<adj.all>

Hangdog \Hang"dog`\ (-d[o^]g`), n.
A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.


Hangdog \Hang"dog`\, a.
Low; sneaking; ashamed.

The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog
look. --Thackeray.