embarrass
[im'bærəs]
vt.使窘迫, 使尴尬, 使为难
vi.窘迫
例句与用法:
You didn't embarrass me in the slightest.
你一点也没让我为难。
She dragged up that incident just to embarrass me.
她又扯起那件事故意想使我难堪。
He was embarrassed by many debts.
他被很多债务弄得焦灼不安。
She was embarrassed when they asked her age.
他们问她的年龄时,她窘得很。
I don't like making speeches in public; it's so embarrassing.
我不喜欢在公开场合演说,太难为情了。
词形变化:
副词: embarrassedly | 动词过去式: embarrassed | 动词过去分词: embarrassed | 动词现在分词: embarrassing | 动词第三人称单数: embarrasses |
vt.
1. 使窘; 使不好意思, 使局促不安[H][(+with/by)]
Arthur seemed embarrassed by the question.
亚瑟似乎被这个问题弄得有些窘迫。
2. 使负债; 使拮据
A large family embarrassed him.
他子女多, 这使他经济拮据。
3. 妨碍, 阻碍
Wearing the heavy coat embarrassed his movements.
穿着厚大衣妨碍了他的行动。
4. 使(问题)复杂化; 使困惑
embarrass
过去式:embarrassed
过去分词:embarrassed
现在进行时:embarrassing
词形变化:
副词: embarrassedly | 动词过去式: embarrassed | 动词过去分词: embarrassed | 动词现在分词: embarrassing | 动词第三人称单数: embarrasses |
词义辨析:
同义:
v.使窘迫, 使为难
disconcert
discomfit
abash
confound
perplex
nonplus
pose
make ill-at-ease
make self-conscious
shame
mortify
fluster
faze
discompose
v.使复杂化, 使发生纠纷
complicate
make intricate
entangle
tangle
snarl
involve
v.阻碍, 妨碍
impede
hamper
hinder
obstruct
frustrate
thwart
encumber
handicap
clog
v.使穷困, 使财政困难
straiten
burden
同义参见:
humiliate
dismay
disgrace
addle
roast
embarrass[im'bærəs]vt.1.■使局促不安(或慌乱)为不好意思;使仓皇失措,使困窘,使尴尬,使困惑,使为难,使难堪:His bad table manners embarrassed her.他的不雅的吃相使她很尴尬。2.■使财政困难,使拮据;使欠债;使窘迫:He is embarrassed by debts.他债务缠身。The decline in sales embarrassed our company.销售下降使我们公司陷于困境。3.■【医学】窘迫,扰乱;使(身体机能)受损:The blood supply to the heart was embarrassed.心脏供血机能紊乱。4.■[古语]使麻烦;妨碍,阻碍;牵累:The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.为了阻碍提案的通过,动议被提出了。5.■[古语]使困惑;使陷入困境;使更棘手,使(问题)复杂化,使错综:to embarrass discussion of the simplest subject使最简单的题目的讨论复杂化vi.1.■局促不安;感到窘困:The shy girl embarrasses easily .那害羞的女孩很容易发窘。近义词abashdiscomfitdisconcertrattlefaze反义词composeassure
embarrassembarrass[imˈbærəs]vt.1.■使窘迫, 使困惑, 使为难2.■使负债, 使财政困难3.■使(问题)复杂化4.■妨碍, 阻碍be [feel] embarrassed局促不安The decline of sales embarrassed the company.销路下降使公司陷于财政困难。Embarrassed by his heavy luggage, he could not walk fast.由于受到笨重行李的拖累, 他走不快。
参考词汇embarrass;abash;discomfit;disconcert;都含“使困窘”、“ 使局促不安” 的意思。1.■embarrass 指“因使不安以致言语行为显得很不自然”, 如:I was embarrassed by their compliment.对他们的称赞我感到很不安。2.■abash 指“使感到困惑或羞愧”, 如:I stood abashed at his rebuke.面对他的斥责我感到无地自容。3.■discomfit 指“计划或期望受挫后而感到困窘或 狼狈”, 如:He was discomfited by the unexpected questions.意料不到的问题使得他十分尴尬。4.■disconcert指“由于很快失去冷静而仓皇失措”,如:Forgetting his speech disconcerted the speaker.忘了演讲词使得这位讲演者手足无措。
[ɪmˈbarəs, ɛm-]
verb
- [with obj.]cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed
使尴尬,使窘迫
she wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a scene.
她不会大吵大闹,使他俩任何一个人难堪。
■(be embarrassed)be caused financial difficulties
负债,拮据
he would be embarrassed by estate duty.
房地产遗产税会使他陷入经济困境。
■(archaic)hamper or impede (a person, movement, or action)
(古)妨碍(人,移动,行动)
the state of the rivers will embarrass the enemy in a considerable degree.
各河流的水情会在很大程度上牵制敌人的行动。
■(archaic)make difficult or intricate; complicate
(古)使困难;使复杂化
- early 17th cent. (in the sense 'hamper, impede'): from French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, probably from Portuguese embaraçar (from baraço 'halter')
embarrass
动词 embarrass:
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
同义词:abash
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
embarrass
■"He always makes you bring your best effort because he can embarrass you out there," Salmons said.
“他总是让防守者要付出最大的努力因为他的进攻会让你难以防范。”莎尔蒙斯说。
■"Nick - Faldo's very risky strategy to embarrass him.
“尼克-佛度的冒险策略让他很难堪。”
■"Labour does naturally involve a crescendo and those observing can hear that the noises women make are similar to those of love-making - which can embarrass their partners.
“生育的确自然地与一个高潮有关,而这些由那些吵闹的妇女们弄出的可以听到的观察很类似与他们在做爱时的声音---这可能会让他们的伙伴尴尬。
■An elderly man wears a shirt that says, “Don't embarrass myself”.
一个乡村老人穿起一件印着“别苦着自己”的文化衫。
■One woman was trying to embarrass me by asking me questions I couldn't answer.
一个女人问了我一些无法回答的问题,企图使我下不了台。
■However, some Republicans denounced the proposal as a political ploy to embarrass the president.
一些共和党人指责提案作为一项政治把戏总统难堪。
■Some staff have been slow to blow the whistle on projects they oversaw, not wanting to embarrass host governments, or nervous of more senior loanpushers.
一些员工甚至在审阅项目不再那么认真,因为他们不想开罪主办政府,或者让更多的资深推销员担忧。
■Some staff have been slow to blow the whistle on projects they oversaw, not wanting to embarrass host governments, or nervous of more senior loan-pushers.
一些职员已经逐渐不再举报他们所监视的项目,他们不希望让主办政府陷入困窘,或让更多资深的借贷推销人感到不安。
■The game of an angle, I am in pride is medium naughty laugh to wear, happy, embarrass is worn, like to see him be said by the one face anger after embarrass and gnash: "Bite you dead!
一场追逐的游戏,我在骄傲中淘笑着,开心着,捉弄着,喜欢看他被捉弄后的一脸愤怒和咬牙切齿说:“咬死你!
■Husband: I'll take a back seat while they're here. I won't embarrass you.
丈夫:当他们在这里的时候,我不当家作主,我不会让你尴尬。
■This economic blockade will undermine the prestige of our Party and government , impress the crowd badly, embarrass the development of the market economy.
不仅属于经济犯罪,同时败坏了党和政府的威信,在广大人民群众中造成了恶劣影响,严重的妨碍了市场经济的发展。
■do not embarrass sb by praisinghim
不夸奖某人以免使之难为情.
■Anyway, if the story goes out, it wouldn't seriously harm my status. It could embarrass me. Little more.
不管怎样,这个事件果真泄露出去,对我的地位也不会有多大的损害,它只会让我面子上不好看,如此而已。
■There's something liberating about not pretending.Dare to embarrass yourself .Risk.
不装的时候你会感到比较自由。别怕难为情,要敢于冒险。
■Don't laugh at others, which embarrass others.
不要嘲笑别人,那样使人家很窘迫。
■Don't embarrass them by asking personal questions.
不要问隐私事情让他们觉得不好意思。
■Don't embarrass him by asking personal questions.
不要问隐私事情让他觉得为难。
■But for an enterprise of your size, an order from us will certainly not embarrass you financially.
不过对你们那样大的一家企业说来,我们的一笔订货当然不会使你们在财务上困窘的。
■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。
■No, I don't want to embarrass our hostess.
不,我不想让我们的女主人不好意思。
■The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.
为了阻碍提案的通过,动议被提出了。
■Why she wants to embarrass me? Because she can only rely on an inclusive heart in the future.
为什么要难为我?因为她下辈子只能依靠一颗包容的心。
■The accident rattled me.See Synonyms at embarrass
事故使我不安参见
■He constantly disputed points with the hard-pressed lady teacher and seemed to do everything possible to embarrass her.
他不断的与那位辛苦的女老师争吵,似乎要作出任何足以使她尴尬的事情。
■He didn't mean to embarrass you.
他不是成心让你难堪。
■He was chagrined at the poor sales of his book.See Synonyms at embarrass
他为书的销路不佳而懊恼参见
■All they really wanted to do was embarrass him in the eyes of his listeners.
他们所做的只是想在耶稣的听众面前让他难堪。
■They can use electronic media to embarrass, harass or threaten their peers.
他们能使用电子传播骚扰或威胁他们的同侪。
■How dare he embarrass me like that in front of everyone?
他怎么能在那么多人面前让我难堪?
■He always mumbles when he's embarrass ed.
他感到难为情时说话就含糊不清了.
■He is a shy person. Don't embarrass him any more.
他是个腼腆的人,你就不要再羞躁他了。
■Some dim ideas of imprudence or impropriety in the measure seemed to embarrass him considerably.
他模模糊糊意识到这一行动似乎有点不正常,不谨慎,因而感到进退两难。
■He mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister.
他淘气地寻找机会让他的姐姐难堪。
■he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister;
他淘气地寻找机会让他的姐姐难堪;
■He told a rather rude joke, and every one look embarrass
他讲了一个相当粗俗的笑话,使每个人都非常尴尬
■He tells a rather rude joke, and every one look embarrass.
他讲了一个相当粗俗的笑话,使每个人都非常尴尬。
■Chambliss also said he believes the Obama administration is looking for every opportunity it can get to embarrass former President George Bush.
他说:“情报部门的一些具体运作细节,应该只有情报部门知道。
■As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, "Even if she gathers among the sheaves, don't embarrass her.
他起来又拾取麦穗,波阿斯吩咐仆人说:“他就是在捆中拾取麦穗,也可以容他,不可羞辱他;
■or about anything that would embarrass him.
以及其他会使他感到难堪的问题。
■But Palfrey has also hinted that she has a record of the phone numbers of thousands of more than10,000 customers that could embarrass more the a few of the US capital's high-fliers.
但帕尔弗里也同时暗示,它记录下的电话号码数以万计,可能会令美国首都华盛顿的多名高官尴尬。
■Not hostile like he used to be but he's always trying to embarrass me, make me blush.
但没以前那么敌视我了,不过他现在总是想羞辱我,让我脸红。
■You did not embarrass me in the slightest.
你一点也没有让我难堪。
■You did not embarrass me in the slightest .
你一点也没让我为难。
■You can let your mistake torment you,embarrass you and hold you back.
你可以让你的错误折磨你,为难你,阻碍你。
■You should avoid mentioning anything that may embarrass her.
你应该避免提到任何可能使她尴尬的事。
■You know just enough Taiwanese to embarrass someone who's talking about you.
你懂的台语刚好足以让议论你的人尴尬。
■Are you trying to embarrass me?
你是想让我难堪吗?
■Much like number1, I don't want to embarrass myself. I'm better off moving on.
你的文章有些东西我不太明白,我得先消化一下。跟上一条类似,我不想不懂装懂丢人现眼,所以闪先。
■You feel a bit wild or impulsive and may act in an impulsive manner which could embarrass you later.
你觉得有点狂野和冲动,可能冲动行事,这可能让你吃不了兜着走哟。
■Don't you think your sharp criticism would embarrass him?
你这样说他,他脸上磨得开吗?