embarrassment
英 [ɪm'bærəsmənt; em-]
美[ɪm'bærəsmənt]
- n. 窘迫，难堪；使人为难的人或事物；拮据
实用场景例句
- Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing.
- 她意识到大家一直在听她唱歌，感到很不好意思。
牛津词典
- Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party.
- 她的辞职将使党处于极度的困境。
牛津词典
- I'm glad you offered─it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask.
- 你提出帮忙我很高兴，省得我厚着脸皮来问你。
牛津词典
- I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that.
- 他说那话差点儿把我给难堪死了。
牛津词典
- It is a source of embarrassment to Londoners that the standard of pubs is so low...
- 酒馆水准之低让伦敦人觉得颜面尽失。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I think I would have died of embarrassment...
- 我觉得自己难堪得要死。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.
- 贫困数字毫无疑问让总统非常难堪。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You have been an embarrassment to us from the day Douglas married you.
- 从道格拉斯娶你那天起，你就让我们非常难堪。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The art gallery's problem is an embarrassment of riches, with nowhere to put most of them.
- 那家美术馆的问题是好作品太多，大多数作品无处陈放。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He smiled away her embarrassment.
- 他以微笑解除了她的窘态.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Their embarrassment convicted them.
- 他们的窘迫说明了他们有错误.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Stratford has an embarrassment of riches, what with three theatres and lovely countryside too.
- 斯特拉福特值得游览的地方太多了, 有三家剧院,还有可爱的乡村.
《简明英汉词典》
- Her blush told of her embarrassment.
- 她脸红显露出她的困窘.
《简明英汉词典》
- The girl's face was aflame with embarrassment.
- 那姑娘窘得涨红了脸.
《简明英汉词典》
- Embarrassment caused me to hesitate.
- 窘迫使得我(讲话)吞吞吐吐.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- She could have died away with embarrassment.
- 她窘迫得要死.
《简明英汉词典》
- His face flushed with embarrassment.
- 他尴尬得满脸通红.
《简明英汉词典》
- His face reddened with embarrassment.
- 他窘得脸都红了.
《简明英汉词典》
- She went crimson with embarrassment.
- 她羞得满脸通红.
《简明英汉词典》
- Blushes showed her embarrassment.
- 她双颊发红,一副窘态.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Her face was flushed with embarrassment.
- 她尴尬得满脸通红.
《简明英汉词典》
- The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.
- 这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬.
《简明英汉词典》
- He could not hide his embarrassment.
- 他无法掩盖自己的窘态.
《简明英汉词典》
- I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that.
- 他说那话差点儿把我给难堪死了。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- She went bright pink with embarrassment.
- 她尴尬得满脸绯红。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- She went scarlet with embarrassment.
- 她窘得满脸通红。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment.
- 政府只是在模棱两可地拖延时间，企图掩盖自己的政治窘态。
柯林斯例句
- The art gallery's problem is an embarrassment of riches, with nowhere to put most of them.
- 那家美术馆的问题是好作品太多，大多数作品无处陈放。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- It is a source of embarrassment to Londoners that the standard of pubs is so low.
- 酒馆水准之低让伦敦人觉得颜面尽失。
柯林斯例句
同义词辨析
shame, disgrace, embarrassment, dishonour
这些名词均含"丢脸，羞愧"之意。
shame： 多指因非法婚烟、私生、卖国或犯法等而丢失脸面或败坏名声，使他人认为"丢脸"、"可耻"。
disgrace： 常指失去他人的尊敬和称赞而使自己感受到的丢脸、耻辱。
embarrassment： 多指在社交活动中所遇到的尴尬事。
dishonour： 指失去原来享有的光荣或自尊和自重。