embarrassment
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Embarrassment is the feeling you have when you are embarrassed. 尲尬; 難堪
I think I would have died of embarrassment. 我覺得我一定會尲尬得要死。
We apologize for any embarrassment this may have caused. 我們爲可能會帶來的任何尲尬而道歉。
2. N-COUNT An embarrassment is an action, event, or situation that causes problems for a politician, political party, government, or other public group. 難堪的事
The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president. 這些貧睏數字無疑是令縂統難堪的一件事。
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. 丟臉的人[表不滿]
You have been an embarrassment to us from the day Doug married you. 自從你和道格結婚的那天起你對我們來講一直是個丟臉的人。
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embarrassment /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/ (embarrassments)
剑桥词典
- the feeling of being embarrassed , or something that makes you feel embarrassed
- I could have died of embarrassment.
- He rustled his papers to hide his embarrassment.
- Luckily, I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone.
- Nobody spoke for at least five minutes and Rachel squirmed in her chair with embarrassment.
- She felt acute embarrassment at his behaviour .
尲尬,窘迫;侷促不安;令人尲尬的事
She blushed with embarrassment. 她窘得臉都紅了。
My parents are an embarrassment to me! 我父母讓我覺得很丟臉!
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