embarrassment
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英 [?m'b?r?sm?nt; em-]
美[?m'b?r?sm?nt]
- n. 窘迫，難堪；使人為難的人或事物；拮據(jù)
TEM4中低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?embarrassments;
英文詞源
- embarrassment (n.)
- 1670s, "state of being impeded, obstructed, or entangled" (of affairs, etc.), from embarrass + -ment, or from French embarrassement, from embarrasser.
As "a mental state of unease," from 1774. Meaning "thing which embarrasses" is from 1729. Earlier words expressing much the same idea include baishment "embarrassment, confusion" (late 14c.); baishednesse (mid-15c.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. She turned scarlet from embarrassment, once she realized what she had done.
- 她意識(shí)到自己做了什么后羞紅了臉。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public.
- 一旦披露出去，真相會(huì)讓人非常尷尬。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government.
- 報(bào)告將政府置于窘境。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject.
- 討論這個(gè)話題太尷尬，我不想讓弗朗西斯難堪。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things.
- 我總是害怕受窘，什么事都不敢去做。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句