embarrass
英 [ɪm'bærəs; em-]
美[ɪm'bærəs]
- vt. 使局促不安；使困窘；阻碍
词态变化
第三人称单数: embarrasses;过去式: embarrassed;过去分词: embarrassed;现在分词: embarrassing;
助记提示
1. 一个人用棍子打你的屁股.
中文词源
embarrass 窘迫
em-, 进入，使。bar, 阻止。-ass, 大词后缀，见largess.
英英释意
- 1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
- 2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;
- "His brother blocked him at every turn"
英文词源
- embarrass
- embarrass: [17] As in the case of embargo, the etymological meaning of embarrass is ‘put behind bars’. It comes ultimately from Italian imbarrare ‘surround with bars’, hence ‘impede’, a compound verb formed from the prefix in- ‘in’ and Vulgar Latin *barra ‘bar’ (source of English bar). From this was derived imbarazzare, which passed into English via Spanish embarazar and French embarrasser. Its original meaning ‘impede, hamper’ remains in use, chiefly in the context ‘financially embarrassed’, but has been overtaken in frequency by ‘disconcert’.
=> bar, barrier - embarrass (v.)
- 1670s, "perplex, throw into doubt," from French embarrasser (16c.), literally "to block," from Italian imbarrazzo, from imbarrare "to bar," from assimilated form of in- "into, upon" (see in- (2)) + Vulgar Latin *barra "bar" (see bar (n.1)).
Meaning "to hamper, hinder" is from 1680s. Meaning "make (someone) feel awkward" first recorded 1828. Original sense preserved in embarras de richesse (1751), from French (1726): the condition of having more wealth than one knows what to do with. Related: Embarrassed; embarrassing; embarrassingly.
同义词辨析
puzzle, bewilder, confuse, embarrass, perplex, baffle, confound, distract
这些动词均有"使困惑，迷惑，糊涂，伤脑筋"之意。
puzzle： 侧重使人难于理解、困惑、伤脑筋。
bewilder： 语气强烈，指因迷不解或惊愕而慌乱，不知所措，无法清醒地思考。
confuse： 语气较弱，指由于混淆、混乱而糊涂。
embarrass： 常指因处境或困难问题而感到窘迫、局促不安或焦急而不知所措。
perplex： 除困惑外，还含焦虑或缺乏把握之意，因而难于作出决定，无从下手处理。
baffle： 语气最强，多指遇见奇怪情景或复杂困难情况时所产生的惶恐困惑心理。
confound： 常指人惊慌失措和狼狈不堪。
distract： 主要用于注意力分散、思想矛盾或过分激动时产生的昏乱。
考试真题
- It can be very hard to forget embarrassing moments, says Donohue.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- Its statistics look embarrassing.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文
- It's no longer the case that the common man in England is embarrassed to show he knows about food," Tomes says.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文
- Black students feel somewhat embarrassed among white peers during the freshman year
出自-2011年6月阅读原文
- Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also embarrassing moment.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
- The owner was too embarrassed to talk to his employees.
出自-2011年6月听力原文
- Oh, I think that's because we're embarrassed.
出自-2011年6月听力原文
- Many embarrassing situations could be avoided.
出自-2010年12月听力原文
- Many people fear the gym because they feel lost and don't want to embarrass themselves.
2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文
- The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is, the juicier the gossip it makes.
2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
- It is financially terrifying, psychologically embarrassing and you know that support is minimal and extraordinarily hard to get.
出自-2014年考研阅读原文
- But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down.
出自-2015年考研阅读原文
- The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.
出自-2018年考研阅读原文
实用场景例句
- Her questions about my private life embarrassed me.
- 她询问我的私生活使我感到很尴尬。
牛津词典
- I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends.
- 我并没想当着他的朋友吻他而使他感到难堪。
牛津词典
- It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night.
- 夜里在走廊上遇见陌生男人使她感到很不好意思。
牛津词典
- The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister.
- 这个发言是故意为难首相。
牛津词典
- His clumsiness embarrassed him...
- 他因自己的笨拙而感到尴尬。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on.
- 对所发生的事情一无所知，这让他很难堪。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The Republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program...
- 共和党人企图通过阻挠总统的经济计划使其难堪。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The Government has been embarrassed by the affair.
- 这件事给政府出了难题。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A major attack could still embarrass him.
- 现在要是发动大规模进攻的话,还是很叫他伤脑筋的.
辞典例句
- It usually doesn't embarrass me very much when someone criticizes me in front of other people.
- 别人当着其他人的面批评我时,通常我不觉得很尴尬.
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- It was never my goal to embarrass anyone or put them on the spot.
- 让任何人难堪或丢脸,绝不是我的本意.
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- One woman was trying to embarrass me by asking me questions I couldn't answer.
- 一个女人问了我一些无法回答的问题,企图使我下不了台.
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- The V 8 naturally earns extra points for its grunt, but neither will embarrass.
- V8引擎自然赚额外加分的繁重, 但也不会感到尴尬.
期刊摘选
- Maybe next time I won't embarrass you in front of your friends.
- 也许下次我不会让你在你朋友前感到尴尬.
电影对白
- I see. I hope I didn't embarrass you.
- 我知道了. 我希望我没有给你丢人.
期刊摘选
- To try to embarrass and annoy ( another ) by questions , gibes, or objections; badger.
- 诘问,责问通过问题 、 嘲笑或反对来使 ( 别人 ) 尴尬或生气; 使困扰.
期刊摘选
- We are greatly embarrass by your omission to enclose the packing list with other document.
- 贵方没有把装箱单和其他货运单据一起寄来,这使我们大为其难.
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- I don't mean to embarrass you. This is embarrassing to me. I'm a big fan.
- 我不是想让你难看. 实际上我很为难, 我是个超级球迷.
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- I want to really embarrass him.
- 我要他好看!
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- She seem embarrass at the request.
- 她对于这个请求似乎感到难以为情.
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- The Happy Hour is beginning to embarrass me.
- 快乐时光的节目现在有点叫人感到难为情.
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- She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior.
- 她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬.
《简明英汉词典》
- I won't embarrass you in front of your friends.
- 我不会在你的朋友面前使你丢丑.
期刊摘选
- He didn't mean to embarrass you.
- 他不是成心让你难堪.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Soldiers in the country frequently use theirs power to embarrass deprecate the scholars.
- 士兵们常日常武力来刁难或迫害学者.
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- I can't carry a tune. I don't want to embarrass myself or him.
- 我唱歌走调. 我不想令我自己或他尴尬.
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- Impulsive behaviors that often embarrass the borderline later.
- 常常在事后使边缘人格者困窘的冲动行为.
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- Don't you think your sharp criticism would embarrass him?
- 你这样说他,他脸上磨得开 吗 ?
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