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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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