embarrass

英[ɪm'bærəs] 美[ɪm'bærəs]
  • vt. 使窘迫;使尴尬;使为难
  • vi. 窘迫
embarrassedly embarrassed embarrassed embarrassing embarrasses
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星级词汇:
  • embank v.以堤围绕;筑堤围堵;以堤防堵挡
    v. (动词)
    1. 使局促不安
    2. 阻碍
    3. 使拮据
    4. 使复杂化
    5. 使窘
    6. 使不好意思
    7. 使穷困
    8. 使负债
    9. 使财政困难
    10. 妨碍
    11. 使(事件)发生纠纷
    12. 使(问题)复杂化
    13. 使(行动)不便
    14. 感到尴尬
    15. 叫人感到难为情
    16. 使难堪
    17. 叫…无地自容
    18. 使困窘
    19. 使窘迫
    20. 使尴尬
    21. 使困惑
    22. 使为难
    23. 使陷入困境
    24. 使仓皇失措
    25. 使麻烦
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. & vi. (使)窘迫; (使)局促不安 (cause to) awkward or upset
    2. vt. 使复杂化 complicate
    3. vt. 使拮据 cause to have difficulties with money
    4. vt. 使困难 make difficult

英英释义

Verb:
  1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

  2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;

    "His brother blocked him at every turn"

1. I did not embarrass her with my effusions.
我并没有太过热情而让她为难。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior.
她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He didn't mean to embarrass you.
他不是成心让你难堪.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down.
他已拿定主意:他不想令运动陷入困窘的境地,因此决心辞职。

来自柯林斯例句

5. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. She dragged up that incident just to embarrass me.
      她又扯起那件事故意想使我难堪。
    2. He was embarrassed by many debts.
      他被很多债务弄得焦灼不安。
    3. She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior.
      她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬。
    4. You didn't embarrass me in the slightest.
      你一点也没让我为难。
    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. Eye contact may convey sincerity and attentiveness in Western cultures but too much eye contact may embarrass people in some Oriental cultures.
      在西方文化,目光接触能传递真诚和关注,但太多的目光接触在某些东方文化中则令人窘迫。
    2. True, job interviews are rife with opportunities for you to embarrass yourself, but hiring managers are more forgiving than you might think.
      不错,面试中充溢了令人窘迫的陷阱,不过招聘经理可比你想象的要宽容。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+~(+A)
    1. Girls embarrass easily.
      女孩子遇事容易感到局促不安。
    2. Mother embarrassed when the children started laughing in the middle of the service.
      礼拜做到一半,孩子们开始笑了起来,母亲为此感到不好意思。
    用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.
    1. The teacher always embarrasses the students.
      那位老师总是使学生们局促不安。
    2. Her evident joy at his return somewhat embarrassed him.
      她一见到他回来就喜形于色使他有点不好意思。
    3. A series of revelations has embarrassed the government.
      一连串事件的揭露使政府很难堪。
    4. The long sleeves of her dress embarrassed her movements.
      她衣服的长袖子妨碍她的行动。
    5. Lack of trucks embarrassed the army's movements.
      卡车的缺少阻碍了军队的行程。
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    7. She was embarrassed when they asked her age.
      当他们问及她的年龄时她感到很窘。
    8. She was embarrassed when they kept telling her how clever she was.
      当他们不停地说她非常聪明时,她很不好意思。
    9. It was embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
      他太难堪,没有给他妻子谈起他的工作。
    10. We believe the company will be seriously embarrassed if it does not get the loan.
      我们认为如果这家公司得不到这笔贷款,势必陷入严重的经济困难。
v. (动词)
  1. embarrass作“使窘迫; 使难为情”解时,常指阻碍别人自由表达思想、言语或行动的某种影响,暗示或者强调一种使人窘迫或紧张、受约束的后果。由此引申为“使(某人的计划或行动)受阻、受困扰”。
  2. embarrass可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动语态。
v. (动词)
embarrass, abash, discomfit, disconcert, rattle
  • 这组词都有“使窘迫”的意思。它们的区别是:abash指使人感到羞愧、自卑或自我反省; discomfit指打乱对方计划,挫伤对方自尊心,以使别人狼狈或难堪; disconcert指使人在短时间内仓皇失措,失去信心; embarrass指产生妨碍某人的自由、思考、说话或行动的影响或作用; rattle在口语中更强调狼狈与慌张,暗示情绪激动,因而思维混乱,举止失常。
  • 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。
  • 用作动词 (v.)
    embarrass by (v.+prep.)
      使…困难 make difficult
    embarrass with (v.+prep.)
      以…难住 confuse
      embarrass sb/sth with sth

      He embarrassed me with a difficult question.

      他出了一道难题把我难住了。

      Seeing he was embarrassed with his luggage,I offered to help him.

      我看见他带着行李不方便,就主动去帮他。

      I am greatly embarrassed with this work.

      这工作使我大伤脑筋。

    用作动词 (v.)
    ~+名词 ~+副词 ~+介词