embarrassment 英 [ɪmˈbærəsmənt] 　 美 [ɛmˈbærəsmənt]

embarrassment

embarrassment　 英 [ɪmˈbærəsmənt] 美 [ɛmˈbærəsmənt]

n. 窘迫，难堪；使人为难的人或事物；拮据　

名词复数:embarrassments　

His face was mottled red and white with embarrassment.　他窘迫得脸上红一块白一块。
That's why India has been a bit of an embarrassment for those of us who believe in democracy, especially when compared with China.　因为这个，对我们这些信奉民主的人而言，印度一直有点叫人难堪，尤其是与中国放在一起比较的时候。

  • When you feel embarrassment, you are self-conscious or ashamed. Embarrassment might keep you from wearing your Statue of Liberty Halloween costume in public.
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  • n. 窘迫，难堪；使人为难的人或事物；拮据

  • 1. His face was mottled red and white with embarrassment.

    他窘迫得脸上红一块白一块。

  • 2. That's why India has been a bit of an embarrassment for those of us who believe in democracy, especially when compared with China.

    因为这个，对我们这些信奉民主的人而言，印度一直有点叫人难堪，尤其是与中国放在一起比较的时候。

  • 3. Like shame, guilt and embarrassment, it requires a sense of self and the ability to self-evaluate.

    如同害羞、内疚和难堪一样，它需要一种自我的感觉和自我评估的能力。

  • embarrassment (n.) 1670s, "state of being impeded, obstructed, or entangled" (of affairs, etc.), from embarrass + -ment, or from French embarrassement, from embarrasser.
em·bar·rass·ment ★ / ɪmˈbærəsmənt ; NAmE ɪmˈbærəsmənt / noun 1 ★ [uncountable ] shy, awkward or guilty feelings; a feeling of being embarrassed 害羞；窘迫；愧疚；难堪 ◆ I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that. 他说那话差点儿把我给难堪死了。 ◆ I'm glad you offered—it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask. 你愿意帮忙我很高兴，省得我厚着脸皮来问你。 ◆ Much to her embarrassmentshe realized that everybody had been listening to her singing. 她意识到大家一直在听她唱歌，感到很不好意思。 2 ★ [countable ] embarrassment(to/for sb) a situation which causes problems for sb 使人为难的处境；困境 ◆ Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party. 她的辞职将使党处于极度的困境。 3 [countable ] embarrassment(to sb) a person who causes problems for another person or other people and makes them feel embarrassed 令人为难（或难堪、尴尬）的人 IDIOM an embarrassment of ˈriches so many good things that it is difficult to choose just one 好东西多得难以选择 embarrassment embarrassments em·bar·rass·ment / ɪmˈbærəsmənt ; NAmE ɪmˈbærəsmənt /
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