英[ɪmˈbærəs]美[ɪmˈbærəs][1]
1.embarrass作“使窘迫; 使难为情”解时,常指阻碍别人自由表达思想、言语或行动的某种影响,暗示或者强调一种使人窘迫或紧张、受约束的后果。由此引申为“使(某人的计划或行动)受阻、受困扰”。
2.embarrass既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动语态。
embarrass financially 使经济窘迫
embarrass hiding 遮盖版
Very embarrass 真不好意思
embarrass easily 容易感到局促不安
embarrass oneself 出丑
Anguished Embarrass 痛苦难堪
to embarrass 过不去 ; 使困窘
embarrass sb 使为难
embarrass vt 使窘迫[1]
1I 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。《牛津词典》
2When you embarrass me, I'll tell you.你要是使我感到难堪，我就会跟你说的。
3They were my friends, and I just didn't want to embarrass them publicly.他们是我的朋友，我只是不想公开说让他们难堪的话。
4Many people fear the gym because they feel lost and don't want to embarrass themselves.许多人害怕健身房，因为他们感到失落，而且不想让自己难堪。
5Asking does not cost a moment of embarrassment, but do not ask embarrass our entire lives.询问并不会造成片刻的尴尬，但是不问会让我们的整个生活都很尴尬。
6As long as the humor is on target, does not embarrass others, is not overdone and is not too frequent, it can reflect positively on its author.只要这种幽默切中要害，不使人尴尬，不过火，也不太频繁，就能对作者产生积极的影响。
7In Thailand, clicking the fingers, clapping your hands, or just shouting "Waiter!" will embarrass your hosts, fellow diners, the waiter himself and, most of all, you!在泰国，敲手指、拍手，或者大喊“服务员！”会让东道主、同餐者、服务员，最主要的是你自己感到尴尬！
8In Thailand, clicking the fingers, clapping your hands or just shouting "Waiter!" will embarrass your hosts, fellow diners, the waiter himself, and most of all, you!在泰国，敲手指、拍手，或者大喊“服务员！”会让招待你的人、同餐者、服务员，特别是你自己感到尴尬！
9The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.这一发言蓄意使政府难堪。《牛津词典》
10The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister.这个发言是故意为难首相。《牛津词典》
11Aides spoke of disposing of records that would embarrass the governor.助手们谈到了要处理掉那些会给州长找麻烦的记录。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
12Should we just embarrass them a bit?我们应该让他们尴尬一下吗？
13He didn't mean to embarrass you.他不是成心让你难堪。《新英汉大辞典》
14Embarrass him in public.让他当众出丑。
15Don't embarrass them, especially in public.不要让他们感到难堪，尤其是公共场合。
16Stacey: I embarrass myself nearly every day!斯泰西：我几乎每天都碰到尴尬事。
17Don't join online groups that could embarrass you.不要参加那些让你尴尬的网络社群。
18I don't feel silly at all. I don't embarrass easily.我一点没觉得自己傻，我也没那么容易觉得尴尬。
19Don't embarrass yourself by acting like a small child.不要因举止像小孩而是自己尴尬。
20“When you embarrass me, I’ll tell you, ” my father says.“你要是使我感到难堪，我就会跟你说的，”我爸爸说。
21The 2002 World Cup Final saw Ronaldo embarrass Germany.在2002年世界杯决赛上罗纳尔多使整个德国队惨败而归。
22These reports don't usually enrage or embarrass the authorities.这些报道通常不会激怒或使官方尴尬。
23Never insult, embarrass, shame, yell at or otherwise demean a person.所以，千万不要对一个人进行侮辱、羞辱或者对其大吼，让其尴尬等。
24The idea was to embarrass you into keeping your heart rate at that level.这个点子就是要用难堪来让你保持规定的心率。
25"No," said she, "it would embarrass me, I have the two chairs to carry."“不用，”她说，“不方便，我有两把椅子要搬。”
26This way you won't embarrass yourself by sending the card to the old address.这样做不会给你自己带来寄贺卡到旧地址的尴尬。
27When teaching or correcting manners, try never to embarrass your child in public.当教给或者纠正孩子的礼仪时，绝不要当众让孩子难堪。
28It has always been my intent not to embarrass people or do unpleasant things to them.我一直注意不让别人难堪，不做那些为难别人的事情。
29I knew I could never compare with Steig, but I didn't want to embarrass myself, either.我知道我不能与威廉·斯泰格相提并论，但我不会让自己丢脸。