embarrass
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If something or someone embarrasses you, they make you feel shy or ashamed. 使…尴尬
His clumsiness embarrassed him. 他的笨拙令他尴尬。
2. V-T If something embarrasses a public figure such as a politician or an organization such as a political party, it causes problems for them. 使…陷入麻烦
Aides 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。
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embarrass /ɪmˈbærəs/ (embarrassing,embarrassed,embarrasses)
剑桥词典
- to cause someone to feel nervous , worried , or uncomfortable
- Look, you've embarrassed him - he's gone bright red !
- To be honest , it embarrassed me to receive such an effusive welcome .
- My mum always embarrasses me by arriving in some ridiculous outfit .
- Why did you make an announcement in front of everyone? Did you have to embarrass us like that?
- Stop talking about his little problem - can't you see you're embarrassing him? 返回 embarrass
使尴尬，使窘迫；使为难
You're embarrassing him with your compliments ! 你的赞美之词使他很不好意思。
I didn't want to embarrass her in front of her friends . 我并不想在她朋友面前让她感到难堪。
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