embarrass
英 [ɪm'bærəs; em-]
美[ɪm'bærəs]
- vt. 使局促不安；使困窘；阻碍
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.
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- 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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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。