每日一词 | embarrass 详解

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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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