embarrass

[US]/ɪmˈbærəs/
[UK]/ɪmˈbærəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. (使)窘迫;(使)局促不安;(使)困难
vt. 使复杂化使拮据
Word Forms
现在分词embarrassing
第三人称单数embarrasses
过去分词embarrassed
过去式embarrassed

Phrases & Collocations

feel embarrassed

感到尴尬

Example Sentences

He was embarrassed by debts.

他因债务而局促不安。

He was embarrassed by many debts.

他被大量债务缠身。

The recall of the Ambassador was embarrassing for the country.

大使被召回使这个国家感到难堪。

an embarrassed silence

难堪的沉默

a deeply embarrassing moment

非常令人尴尬的时刻

The accident rattled me.See Synonyms at embarrass

事故使我不安参见 embarrass

She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior.

她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬。

he would be embarrassed by estate duty.

房地产遗产税会使他陷入经济困境。

the state of the rivers will embarrass the enemy in a considerable degree.

各河流的水情会在很大程度上牵制敌人的行动。

he became embarrassed at his own effusiveness.

他为自己过于热情而感到不好意思。

make with the feet, honey—you're embarrassing Jim.

走吧,亲爱的——你让吉姆难堪了。

I was quite embarrassed, actually.

实际上,我感到相当尴尬。

sometimes it is embarrassing, but there you go.

有时这令人尴尬,但没办法。

The decline of sales embarrassed the company.

销路下降使公司陷于财政困难。

Our progress was embarrassed by lots of baggage.

大量的行李使我们行进困难。

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