shamefaced

英 [ʃeɪm'feɪst; 'ʃeɪm-] 美['ʃem'fest]

• adj. 谦逊的；害羞的；不惹眼的

1. extremely modest or shy;

"cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor

2. showing a sense of shame

3. showing a sense of guilt;

"a guilty look"

"the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater