Take care not to confuse embarrassed and embarrassing.
注意不要混淆 embarrassed和 embarrassing。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]窘迫的；惭愧的；尴尬的 A person who is embarrassed feels shy, ashamed, or guilty about something.
[usu v-link ADJ]
He looked a bit embarrassed.
他看起来有点尴尬。
...an embarrassed silence.
尴尬的沉默
Oxford
em·bar·rassed★/ɪmˈbærəst; NAmEɪmˈbærəst/adjective1★(of a person or their behaviour 人或行为)shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situation （尤指在社交场合）窘迫的，尴尬的，害羞的◆I've never felt so embarrassed in my life!我一生中从未感到如此难堪过！◆Her remark was followed by an embarrassed silence.她的话讲完后，接下来便是难堪的沉默。embarrassedabout sth ◆She's embarrassed about her height.她因自己个子高而困窘。embarrassedat sth ◆He felt embarrassed at being the centre of attention.他因自己成为众人注目的中心而感到很尴尬。embarrassedto do sth ◆Some women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor about the problem.有些妇女太害羞，不愿就这个问题向医生咨询。☞note at
ashamed
2financially ~( informal) not having any money; in a difficult financial situation 拮据的；经济困难的em·bar·rassed/ɪmˈbærəst; NAmEɪmˈbærəst/
1feeling uncomfortable or nervous and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have made a silly mistake, or because you have to talk or sing in public: Lori gets embarrassed if we ask her to sing. He looked embarrassed when I asked him where he’d been.very/deeply/highly/acutely embarrassed Michelle was acutely embarrassed (=very embarrassed) at having to ask for money.embarrassed smile/laugh/grin etc Ken gave her an embarrassed grin. There was an embarrassed silence.embarrassed to do something He was embarrassed to admit making a mistake.embarrassed about/at I felt embarrassed about how untidy the house was.2financially embarrassed having no money or having debtsCOLLOCATIONSadverbsterribly/deeply embarrassed (=very embarrassed)· I was deeply embarrassed to see my mother arrive in a very short skirt.acutely/highly embarrassed (=extremely embarrassed)· The government must be acutely embarrassed by the minister’s behaviour.slightly/a little embarrassed· Tom looked slightly embarrassed when his name was called out.somewhat embarrassed (=slightly embarrassed)· His family seemed somewhat embarrassed to be there.clearly/obviously embarrassed (=in a way that is obvious to other people)· He was clearly embarrassed about what had happened.verbsfeel embarrassed· I felt embarrassed that he had seen me cry.seem/look/sound embarrassed· The judge seemed embarrassed to be asking her such personal questions.get/become embarrassed· Sometimes I get embarrassed, and I start to stutter.nounsan embarrassed silence· There was an embarrassed silence, then Gina laughed loudly.an embarrassed smile/laugh/grin· Lucy gave an embarrassed smile and looked down at her feet.THESAURUSembarrassed feeling uncomfortable or nervous and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have made a silly mistake, or because you have to talk or sing in public: · I was really embarrassed when I arrived at the party an hour early.· There’s no need to be embarrassed – you’ve got a lovely voice.self-conscious embarrassed about your body or the way you look or talk: · Paul had always been self-conscious about his big feet.uncomfortable unable to relax because you are embarrassed and not sure what to say or do: · There was a long silence and everyone at the table looked uncomfortable.awkward /ˈɔːkwəd $ ˈɒːkwərd/ feeling embarrassed because you are in a situation in which it is difficult to behave naturally: · Teenagers often feel awkward in formal social situations.· There were some awkward moments when neither of us knew what to say to each other.sheepish slightly embarrassed because you know that you have done something silly or because you feel a little guilty: · Nigel came in late looking sheepish and apologetic.red-faced embarrassed or ashamed – used mainly in newspaper reports: · A judge was left red-faced when his mobile phone rang in court.mortified [not before noun] extremely embarrassed and ashamed because you realize that you have done something very silly or wrong: · He said he was mortified at the way his comments had been reported in the papers.
WDF
embarrassed
[ɪmˈbærəst]
原型:embarrassed 是 embarrass 的过去式
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尴尬的(72%)，拮据的(16%)，局促不安的(12%)
v.使...困窘；使...局促不安（embarrass的过去分词形式）
adj.尴尬的；窘迫的
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