embarrassed
- adj.尴尬;(尤指在社交场合)窘迫的;害羞的;拮据的;经济困难的
- v.(尤指在社交场合)使窘迫;使为难;使困惑;使陷入困境
- embarrass的过去分词和过去式
embarrass 使困窘 + -ed 被...的,已...的
embarrassedadj.
（尤指在社交场合）窘迫的，尴尬的，害羞的
shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situation
She's embarrassed about her height.
她因自己个子高而困窘。
He felt embarrassed at being the centre of attention.
他因自己成为众人注目的中心而感到很尴尬。
Some women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor about the problem.
有些妇女太害羞，不愿就这个问题向医生咨询。
Her remark was followed by an embarrassed silence.
她的话讲完后，接下来便是难堪的沉默。
I've never felt so embarrassed in my life!
我一生中从未感到如此难堪过！
拮据的；经济困难的
not having any money; in a difficult financial situation
You feel ashamed when you feel guilty because of something wrong that you have deliberately done.不很严重或不很重要的事情不要用ashamed：
You should be ashamed of treating your daughter like that.
你这样对待自己的女儿应该感到羞愧。
I am sorry that I forgot to buy the milk.
对不起，我忘了买牛奶。
I am ashamed that I forgot to buy the milk.
You feel embarrassed when you have made a mistake or done something stupid or feel awkward in front of other people.犯了错误、干了傻事或在他人面前感到难为情用embarrassed：
I was embarrassed about forgetting his name.
我把他的名字忘了，感到尴尬。
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- made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
- too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street
- humiliated that his wife had to go out to work
- felt mortified by the comparison with her sister
- Synonym: humiliated mortified
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- feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
- felt abashed at the extravagant praise
- chagrined at the poor sales of his book
- was embarrassed by her child's tantrums
- Synonym: abashed chagrined
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Her questions about my private life embarrassed me .
她询问我的私生活使我感到很尴尬。
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He didn 't even have the grace to look embarrassed .
他甚至连一丝尴尬的神色都没有。
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I 've never felt so embarrassed in my life !
我一生中从未感到如此难堪过！
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Some women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor about the problem .
有些妇女太害羞，不愿就这个问题向医生咨询。
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It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night .
夜里在走廊上遇见陌生男人使她感到很不好意思。
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The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government .
这一发言蓄意使政府难堪。
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I was really embarrassed , but then I saw the funny side of it .
我确实感到尴尬，但接着我发现了事情好笑的一面。
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Her remark was followed by an embarrassed silence .
她的话讲完后，接下来便是难堪的沉默。
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She felt embarrassed under his steady gaze .
她在他凝视的目光下感到很尴尬。
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I didn 't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends .
我并没想当着他的朋友吻他而使他感到难堪。
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He looked faintly embarrassed .
他显得有点难堪。
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This practice embarrassed Luther , but he let it pass without comment
这种做法让卢瑟难堪，但是他未置一词。
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I just went quiet , embarrassed , and couldn 't answer
我一下子收了声，红了脸，答不出话来。
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He turned away embarrassed , his face flushing red .
他难为情地扭过头去，羞红了脸。
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It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on .
对所发生的事情一无所知，这让他很难堪。
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He is embarrassed by the red carpet treatment .
走红地毯的礼遇让他感到很局促。
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Do you think she was embarrassed about it ?
你觉得她曾为此而难为情吗？
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He is embarrassed about the motives behind his decision .
关于这项决策的背后动机，他觉得难以启齿。
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I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history
我对历史一无所知，这让我很难堪。
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The Government has been embarrassed by the affair .
这件事给政府出了难题。
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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。
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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。
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He looked a bit embarrassed .
他看起来有点尴尬。
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The young man looked embarrassed , as if he were a spy whose cover had been blown .
那个年轻人看起来局促不安，就好像他是一个身份暴露的间谍一样。
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My wife has become crippled by arthritis . She is embarrassed to ask the doctor about it
我妻子因为患关节炎腿瘸了。她不好意思去向医生询问相关病情。
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' You can tell that he is extremely embarrassed , ' Mr Brigden added
“你能看出他尴尬极了，”布里格登先生补充道。
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I , in my turn , became embarrassed and huffy and told her to take the money back .
这下轮到我既尴尬又气愤了，我告诉她把钱拿回去。
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She now felt doubly guilty ; she had embarrassed Franklin and she had cost her partner money
她现在心里倍感内疚：她既让富兰克林丢了面子，又让自己的合伙人损失了钱。
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He appeared embarrassed and ill at ease with the sustained applause that greeted him .
向他致意的掌声一直不歇，他显得有些难为情，不知如何是好。
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Polly , bewildered and embarrassed , dropped her head and scuffed her feet .
波莉既困惑又尴尬，低下头拖着脚走开了。
指因做了某事而感到惭愧或有负罪感的，通常作表语，常后接介词of 或 that 从句。
You should be ashamed of what you said.
你应该为你所说的话而感到羞愧。
She was ashamed that she had lied.
她因说谎而感到内疚。
尤指在社交场合因担心别人对自己有不好的看法而感到不安的。
She was embarrassed at being asked about her age.
当被问到年龄时，她感到局促不安。
I feel embarrassed when making speeches in public.
当众演说时我感到很窘迫。
指受屈辱或丢面子的。
She felt mortified at being turned down by him.
她被他拒绝了，感到很没面子。
He was mortified to find that she had heard every word he said.
他发现自己的每句话都被她听到了，感到很窘迫。