embarrass
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常用释义
英音[ ɪmˈbærəs ]
美音[ ɪmˈbærəs ]
变形
第三人称单数:
embarrasses
现在分词:
embarrassing
过去式:
embarrassed
过去分词:
embarrassed
基本释义
- v. （使）尴尬，窘迫；使难堪，使为难；<古>妨碍（人，移动，行动）；<古>使困难重重，使复杂化
考试频率
高考
考频：近六年出现3次
- v. 使尴尬
六级
考频：近五年出现3次
- v. 使尴尬
例句
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1·I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends.我并没想当着他的朋友吻他而使他感到难堪。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·When you embarrass me, I'll tell you.你要是使我感到难堪，我就会跟你说的。
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3·They were my friends, and I just didn't want to embarrass them publicly.他们是我的朋友，我只是不想公开说让他们难堪的话。
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4·Many people fear the gym because they feel lost and don't want to embarrass themselves.许多人害怕健身房，因为他们感到失落，而且不想让自己难堪。
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5·Asking does not cost a moment of embarrassment, but do not ask embarrass our entire lives.询问并不会造成片刻的尴尬，但是不问会让我们的整个生活都很尴尬。
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6·As long as the humor is on target, does not embarrass others, is not overdone and is not too frequent, it can reflect positively on its author.只要这种幽默切中要害，不使人尴尬，不过火，也不太频繁，就能对作者产生积极的影响。
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7·In Thailand, clicking the fingers, clapping your hands, or just shouting "Waiter!" will embarrass your hosts, fellow diners, the waiter himself and, most of all, you!在泰国，敲手指、拍手，或者大喊“服务员！”会让东道主、同餐者、服务员，最主要的是你自己感到尴尬！
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8·In Thailand, clicking the fingers, clapping your hands or just shouting "Waiter!" will embarrass your hosts, fellow diners, the waiter himself, and most of all, you!在泰国，敲手指、拍手，或者大喊“服务员！”会让招待你的人、同餐者、服务员，特别是你自己感到尴尬！
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9·The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.这一发言蓄意使政府难堪。来源: 《牛津词典》
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10·The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister.这个发言是故意为难首相。来源: 《牛津词典》
同根词
词根：
embarrass
embarrassed
adj
尴尬的；窘迫的
embarrassing
adj
使人尴尬的；令人为难的
embarrassment
n
窘迫，难堪；使人为难的人或事物；拮据
embarrassed
v
使...困窘；使...局促不安（embarrass的过去分词形式）