读音

/ɪmˈbærəs/

释义

• 动词:
  • 使尴尬，使难堪。例如: “She felt embarrassed when she spilled coffee on her dress.”
  • 使困窘，使局促不安。例如: “The unexpected question embarrassed the speaker.”

短语

• “embarrass someone into doing something” 让某人因为尴尬而做某事。例如: “The teacher embarrassed him into apologizing.”
• “embarrassing situation” 尴尬的情况。例如: “She found herself in an embarrassing situation when her zipper broke.”

例句

• “His constant teasing embarrassed his younger sister.”
• “She tried not to show how embarrassed she was by the mistake.”

同义词

• Awkward
• Inconvenient
• Uncomfortable
• Self-conscious
• Mortify