每日一词 | embarrass
高中 CET4 CET6 考研
英 [ɪmˈbærəs] 美 [ɪmˈbærəs]
例句
1. It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on.
他不知道发生了什么事，这使他很尴尬。
——《柯林斯高阶词典》
2. The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister.
这个发言是故意为难首相。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
基本释义
[verb]
1. to make somebody feel shy, uncomfortable or ashamed, especially in a social situation
2. to cause problems or difficulties for somebody
[动词]
1. （尤指在社交场合）使窘迫，使尴尬
2. 使困惑；使为难；使陷入困境
派生词
1. embarrassed: adj.
(of a person or their behaviour) shy, uncomfortable or ashamed, especially in a social situation
窘迫的，不安的，不好意思的
2. embarrassing: adj.
making you feel shy, uncomfortable or ashamed
使人害羞的（或难堪的，惭愧的）
3. embarrassment: n.
shy, uncomfortable or guilty feelings; a feeling of being embarrassed
害羞；窘迫；惭愧；难堪
同 / 近义词
disgrace: to behave badly in a way that makes you or other people feel ashamed
humiliate: to make somebody feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people
distress: to make somebody feel very worried or unhappy
互动问题
1.请选择合适的词填入下面的句子的下划线中。
I would never do anything to ________ my family.
2.你能否准确翻译出这句话的含义呢？试一试，在留言区写下来吧！
3.你还对哪个词感兴趣，也可以留言告诉我们！
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