embarrassment

[im'bærəsmənt]

n.困窘, 尴尬, 难堪

n.

1. 窘; 难堪[U]

My face turned red with embarrassment.

我窘得脸都红了。

2. 使人为难的人(或事物)[C]

Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.

在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

3. 拮据[U]

Financial embarrassment made her sell her house.

财政拮据逼得她卖掉自己的房子。

词形变化

副词: embarrassedly | 动词过去式: embarrassed | 动词过去分词: embarrassed | 动词现在分词: embarrassing | 动词第三人称单数: embarrasses |

词义辨析

同义:

n.窘迫

abashment  discomposure  uncomfortableness  uneasiness  self-consciousness  humiliation  shame  chagrin  mortification  discomfort  egg on one's face

n.困境, 为难

predicament  dilemma  bind  quandary  plight  difficulty  rub

n.缺点, 瑕疵

blemish  stain  smudge

n.妨碍

hindrance  impediment  obstacle  rub  snag  encumbrance

n.过多, 多余物

overabundance  superabundance  superfluity  excess  surplusage  glut  repletion  

同义参见:

scrape  

英英释义

名词 embarrassment:

the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)

some event that causes someone to be embarrassed

extreme excess

同义词：overplus, plethora, superfluity

补充

embarrassmentembarrassment英:[imˈbærəsmənt] 美:[ɛmˈbærəsmənt]n.1.尴尬; 难堪; 局促不安He could not hide his embarrassment.他无法掩盖自己的窘态。2.令人难堪或耻辱的事

例句

1. It is a source of embarrassment to Londoners that the standard of food is so low.食品标准太低, 这是伦敦人感到难堪的一个原因。 2. We apologise for any embarrassment this may have caused.我们对由此可能造成的尴尬表示道歉。 3. his deep embarrassment about his poverty-stricken upbringing他对自己出身穷苦家庭的深深窘迫 4. Muscat, much to his embarrassment, failed to score.使他感到非常尴尬的是, 马斯喀特没有得分。 5. It was a political embarrassment.这是一则政治丑闻。 6. an ambitious road project that turned into a national embarrassment后来令整个国家难堪的一项雄心勃勃的公路建设计划 7. The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.贫困数字毫无疑问令总统难堪。 8. Their children are an embarrassment.他们的孩子令人难堪。 9. His wife's family were an embarrassment to him.他妻子的家人让他难堪。 10. Times were difficult, and the government was in some financial embarrassment.年景不好, 政府在财政上有些拮据。 11. The art gallery's problem is an embarrassment of riches, with nowhere to put most of their treasures.这家美术馆的问题是藏品太丰富, 大部分珍品无处陈列。 12. They have an embarrassment of riches in terms of good players.他们的优秀运动员太多了, 不知道选哪一个。 13. I turned red with embarrassment.我窘得涨红了脸。 14. he was an embarrassment who was safely left ignored.他总是让人难堪，所以人们都疏远他。 15. her extreme views might be an embarrassment to the movement.她的偏激观点可能使这场运动陷入尴尬境地。 16. his temporary financial embarrassment.他暂时的经济困难。 17. She couldn't hide her embarrassment.她无法掩饰自己的尴尬。 18. "Much to my embarrassment, I realized that I had forgotten his name. [=I was very embarrassed when I realized that I had forgotten his name]"我意识到忘记了他的姓名，很是尴尬。 19. The scandal was a major embarrassment for the government.这起丑闻令政府很难堪。 20. He's an embarrassment to his family.他让家里人很难堪。 21. We have an embarrassment of choices/options. [=we have a very large number of choices/options]我们有很多种选择。 22. "With so many fine restaurants in the city, diners are faced with an embarrassment of riches. [=there are so many fine restaurants that it is difficult to choose one]"城市里好餐馆太多了，食客们都挑花了眼。