柯林斯英汉双解大词典
embarrassment /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/ TEM4 ( embarrassments )
1.N-VAREmbarrassment is the feeling you have when you are embarrassed. 尴尬; 难堪
2.N-COUNT An embarrassment is an action, event, or situation that causes problems for a politician, political party, government, or other public group. 难堪的事
3.N-SING If you refer to a person as an embarrassment, you mean that you disapprove of them but cannot avoid your connection with them. 丢脸的人 [表不满][1]
social embarrassment 社交尴尬
learning embarrassment 学习问题
life embarrassment 人生困境
role embarrassment 角色尴尬
moral embarrassment 道义困境
prisoner embarrassment 囚徒困境
financing embarrassment 融资现状
temporary embarrassment 阵痛
living embarrassment 生存尴尬[1]
1Embarrassment rooted her to the spot.她尴尬得呆住了。《牛津词典》
2I think I would have died of embarrassment.我觉得我一定会尴尬得要死。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that.他说那话差点儿把我给难堪死了。《牛津词典》
4She couldn't disguise her glee at their embarrassment.看到他们难堪的样子她不禁喜形于色。《牛津词典》
5We apologize for any embarrassment this may have caused.我们为可能会带来的任何尴尬而道歉。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public.如果公开的话，这些事实可能会引起尴尬。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7Mention sex therapy and most people will titter in embarrassment.提到性疗法，许多人会尴尬地窃笑。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject.我想使弗朗西丝免遭讨论这个话题的尴尬。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9She groaned at the memory, suffering all over again the excruciating embarrassment of those moments.她在回忆中呻吟，又一次饱尝那时所经历的极度困窘。《牛津词典》
10There were shrieks of embarrassment, mingled with giggles, from some of the girls as they struggled to protect their modesty.有些女孩子努力要保持端庄，但还是发出了尴尬的尖叫声，其中还夹杂着咯咯的笑声。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
11He tried to hide his embarrassment by telling jokes.他想通过讲笑话来掩饰尴尬。
12Asking 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。
13With them, there's not the same embarrassment as when buying one carrot in a little greengrocer.有了它们，就不会像在小蔬菜水果店里买一根胡萝卜那样尴尬了。
14If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment.他们告诉我们，如果我们这样做了，我们将能够有信心和陌生人见面，并自信地处理每一种情况而不会尴尬。
15As every policeman knows, external controls on people's behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.正如每个警察都知道的那样，对人们行为的外部控制远不如内部约束有效，比如内疚、羞愧和尴尬。
16If you don't want to sound impolite, or cause embarrassment or distress of any kind to the person you're talking to, you should learn to use tactful and tentative forms in your English.如果你不想听起来不礼貌，或对与你谈话的人造成任何形式的尴尬或窘迫，你应该学会在你的英语中使用委婉试探性的话语。
17She blushed with embarrassment.她难为情得脸红了。《牛津词典》
18His face glowed with embarrassment.他窘得满脸通红。《牛津词典》
19She went scarlet with embarrassment.她窘得满脸通红。《牛津词典》
20Her cheeks burned with embarrassment.她的面颊羞得发烫。《牛津词典》
21Her cheeks were hot with embarrassment.她的双颊窘得发烫。《牛津词典》
22She went bright pink with embarrassment.她尴尬得满脸绯红。《牛津词典》
23He could feel his face reddening with embarrassment.他能感到自己因为尴尬而脸红了。《牛津词典》
24Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things.难为情使得我什么也做不了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
25Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party.她的辞职将使党处于极度的困境。《牛津词典》
26This episode is bound to be a deep embarrassment for Washington.这一事件必然使华盛顿大为尴尬。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
27You have been an embarrassment to us from the day Doug married you.自从你和道格结婚的那天起你对我们来讲一直是个丢脸的人。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
28I'm glad you offered—it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask.你提出帮忙我很高兴，省得我厚着脸皮来问你。《牛津词典》
29The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.这些贫困数字无疑是令总统难堪的一件事。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
30Much to her embarrassment she 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。《牛津词典》[1]