embarrassment
英 [ɪm'bærəsmənt; em-]
美[ɪm'bærəsmənt]
- n. 窘迫,难堪;使人为难的人或事物;拮据
考试真题
- But adding Venice to the UNESCO endangered list—which is dominated by sites in developing and conflict- ridden countries—would be an international embarrassment, and could even hurt Italy's profitable tourism industry.
2018年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
- Assuming all goes well, the airport should open in October 2020, but the still empty airport stands as the biggest embarrassment to Germany's reputation for efficiency and a continuing drain on city and state resources.
2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
- They include photos repurposed for inappropriate or illegal means, identity theft, embarrassment, bullying by peers or digital kidnapping.
2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
- with them, there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer.
2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
双语例句
- 1. She turned scarlet from embarrassment, once she realized what she had done.
- 她意识到自己做了什么后羞红了脸。
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- 2. The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public.
- 一旦披露出去,真相会让人非常尴尬。
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- 3. The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government.
- 报告将政府置于窘境。
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- 4. I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject.
- 讨论这个话题太尴尬,我不想让弗朗西斯难堪。
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- 5. Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things.
- 我总是害怕受窘,什么事都不敢去做。
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