Embarrass ɪmˈbærəs Sb Embarrassed Make Feel Ed Problems
The English explanation defines "embarrass" as a verb meaning "to make someone feel shy, awkward, or ashamed", often in a social context. It also refers to "causing problems or difficulties for someone", such as making a politician look bad.
[VERB 动词]使尴尬；使窘迫；使害羞 If something or someone embarrasses you, they make you feel shy or ashamed.
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His clumsiness embarrassed him...
他因自己的笨拙而感到尴尬。
It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on.
对所发生的事情一无所知，这让他很难堪。
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[VERB 动词]使（公众人物、组织等）难堪；给…出难题 If something embarrasses a public figure such as a politician or an organization such as a political party, it causes problems for them.
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The Republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program...
共和党人企图通过阻挠总统的经济计划使其难堪。
The Government has been embarrassed by the affair.
这件事给政府出了难题。
Oxford
em·bar·rass★/ɪmˈbærəs; NAmEɪmˈbærəs/verb1★to make sb feel shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situation （尤指在社交场合）使窘迫，使尴尬embarrasssb ◆Her questions about my private life embarrassed me.她询问我的私生活使我感到很尴尬。◆I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends.我并不想当着他的朋友吻他而使他感到难堪。it embarrasses sb to do sth◆It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night.夜里在走廊上遇见陌生男人使她感到很不好意思。2★embarrasssb to cause problems or difficulties for sb 使困惑；使为难；使陷入困境◆The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister.这个发言是故意为难首相。embarrassembarrassesembarrassedembarrassingem·bar·rass/ɪmˈbærəs; NAmEɪmˈbærəs/
1to make someone feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable, especially in front of other people: He didn’t want to embarrass her by asking questions.2to do something that causes problems for a government, political organization, or politician, and makes them look bad: The revelations in the press have embarrassed the government.