embarrassment
英 [ɪm'bærəsmənt; em-]
美[ɪm'bærəsmənt]
- n. 窘迫，难堪；使人为难的人或事物；拮据
英英释意
- 1. the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
- 2. the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy);
- "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
- 3. some event that causes someone to be embarrassed;
- "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
- 4. extreme excess;
- "an embarrassment of riches"
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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