discomfiture
discomfiture 英 [dɪs'kʌmfɪtʃə(r)] 美 [dɪsˈkʌmfɪˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ]
n. 狼狈；挫败，崩溃
名词复数:discomfitures
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- n. 狼狈；挫败，崩溃
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1. People laugh not only from pleasure or affection, but also at the discomfiture of someone else.
人们不仅因为愉悦和喜爱而笑，也会在他人造成挫折或尴尬的局面时而笑。
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2. The United States -- and I realize this occasionally causes some discomfiture -- but the United States is a Pacific power, and we will remain a specific power -- a Pacific power.
美国——我知道这偶尔会导致一些困惑——但美国是一个太平洋大国，我们将继续是一个特定的大国——太平洋大国。
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3. He was really not masterful enough mentally, and he had witnessed her discomfiture .
他的确在精神上不够老练，况且他亲眼见到了她的狼狈情况。
- discomfiture (n.) mid-14c., from Old French desconfiture "rout, defeat" (12c.; Modern French déconfiture), from desconfit (see discomfit).
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