embarrassing
令人尴尬的
常用释义
英音[ ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ ]
美音[ ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ ]
基本释义
- adj. 使人尴尬的,使人难堪的;给(尤指组织或政客等)惹麻烦的
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·You rescued me from an embarrassing situation.我正感到尴尬,你为我解了围。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·We have all been in similar embarrassing situations.我们都遇到过类似的尴尬局面。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.在上周的会议上,他犯了一个尴尬的错误。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·The Senator made an embarrassing retreat from his earlier position.这位参议员很尴尬地改变了他早先的立场。来源: 《牛津词典》
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5·The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.这份报告可能会让政府非常尴尬。来源: 《牛津词典》
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6·Attempts to find civilian volunteers have met with embarrassing failure.寻找平民志愿者的种种尝试均遭遇到了令人尴尬的失败。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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7·An embarrassing blunder nearly blighted his career before it got off the ground.他的事业还未起步,就差点因一次难堪的失误断送了。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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8·The implication was obvious: vote for us or it will be very embarrassing for you.含意很明显:投票给我们,否则你会很难堪。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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9·I hoped he would not connect me with that now-embarrassing review I'd written seven years earlier.我希望他不会把我和我7年前写的、现在读起来令人难堪的评论联系起来。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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10·We went inside the team's dressing room moments after one of the most embarrassing defeats in their history.继该队遭遇史上最尴尬的失败之一后,我们走进了他们的更衣室。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
同根词
词根:
embarrass
embarrassed
adj
尴尬的;窘迫的
embarrassingly
adv
使人尴尬地;令人难堪地
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)
embarrass
vt
使局促不安;使困窘;阻碍