embarrassment
英
/ɪmˈbærəsmənt/
美
/ɪmˈbærəsmənt/
n.
尴尬;难堪;窘迫;困境;害羞;愧疚;使人为难的处境;令人为难(或难堪)的人
复数： embarrassments
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牛津词典
noun
1
[U] 害羞；窘迫；愧疚；难堪
shy, awkward or guilty feelings; a feeling of being embarrassed
I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that.
他说那话差点儿把我给难堪死了。
I'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。
Much 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。
2
[C] ~ (to/for sb)
使人为难的处境；困境
a situation which causes problems for sb
Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party.
她的辞职将使党处于极度的困境。
3
[C] ~ (to sb)
令人为难（或难堪、尴尬）的人
a person who causes problems for another person or other people and makes them feel embarrassed
习语
an embarrassment of riches
好东西多得难以选择
so many good things that it is difficult to choose just one
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柯林斯词典
embarrassment
频次
1
N-VAR 尴尬;难堪;窘迫
Embarrassment is the feeling you have when you are embarrassed.
It is a source of embarrassment to Londoners that the standard of pubs is so low...
酒馆水准之低让伦敦人觉得颜面尽失。
2
N-COUNT 麻烦;难题;难堪的事
An embarrassment is an action, event, or situation which causes problems for a politician, political party, government, or other public group.
The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.
贫困数字毫无疑问让总统非常难堪。
3
N-SING 使人为难(或难堪)的人
If you refer to a person as an embarrassment, you mean that you disapprove of them but cannot avoid your connection with them.
You have been an embarrassment to us from the day Douglas married you.
从道格拉斯娶你那天起，你就让我们非常难堪。
4
PHRASE 好东西太多而成了问题
If you say that someone has an embarrassment of riches, you mean that they have so many good things that these things are a problem.
The art gallery's problem is an embarrassment of riches, with nowhere to put most of them.
那家美术馆的问题是好作品太多，大多数作品无处陈放。
英英释义
noun
1
extreme excess
an embarrassment of riches
Synonym:
overplusplethorasuperfluity
2
some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals
3
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
4
the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
he is currently suffering financial embarrassments
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双语例句
全部 尴尬 难堪 窘迫 困境 害羞
1
He could feel his face reddening with embarrassment.
他能感到自己因为尴尬而脸红了。
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2
She went bright pink with embarrassment.
她尴尬得满脸绯红。
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3
Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party.
她的辞职将使党处于极度的困境。
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Much 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。
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I'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。
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6
Embarrassment rooted her to the spot.
她尴尬得呆住了。
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7
She went scarlet with embarrassment.
她窘得满脸通红。
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8
His face glowed with embarrassment.
他窘得满脸通红。
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9
She couldn't disguise her glee at their embarrassment.
看到他们难堪的样子她不禁喜形于色。
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10
She 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。
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11
He was writhing with embarrassment.
他难堪得无地自容。
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12
She blushed with embarrassment.
她难为情得脸红了。
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13
The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public.
一旦披露出去，真相会让人非常尴尬。
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The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government
报告将政府置于窘境。
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15
I think I would have died of embarrassment
我觉得自己难堪得要死。
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Some people have left out of embarrassment at what's happened to them.
一些人已经由于为发生在自己身上的事感到难堪而离开了。
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The man was being a positive embarrassment.
这位男士极为尴尬。
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Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things
我总是害怕受窘，什么事都不敢去做。
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The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.
贫困数字毫无疑问让总统非常难堪。
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20
This episode is bound to be a deep embarrassment for Washington
这一事件肯定会让华盛顿非常难堪。
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21
He was always careful to avoid embarrassment.
他总是小心谨慎地避免尴尬。
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22
We apologise for any embarrassment this may have caused.
我们为因此可能带来的尴尬表示歉意。
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23
I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject
讨论这个话题太尴尬，我不想让弗朗西斯难堪。
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Mention sex therapy and most people will titter in embarrassment.
提及性治疗，大多数人会尴尬地偷笑。
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25
She turned scarlet from embarrassment, once she realized what she had done
等她明白自己的所作所为后，尴尬得满脸通红。
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He fell back in embarrassment when he saw that Ross had no hair at all
看见罗斯的光头，他尴尬地后退了几步。
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27
The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment
政府只是在模棱两可地拖延时间，企图掩盖自己的政治窘态。
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It is a source of embarrassment to Londoners that the standard of pubs is so low
酒馆水准之低让伦敦人觉得颜面尽失。
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The art gallery's problem is an embarrassment of riches, with nowhere to put most of them.
那家美术馆的问题是好作品太多，大多数作品无处陈放。
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The subject makes her writhe with embarrassment
这个话题让她难堪得坐立不安。
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词语用例
习语
n.
an embarrassment of riches
好东西多得难以选择
so many good things that it is difficult to choose just one
