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embarrass vt.使窘迫；使尴尬；使为难vi.窘迫 (1) 她又扯起那件事故意想使我难堪。(2) 他被很多债务弄得焦灼不安。(3) 她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬。(4) 你一点也没让我为难。(5) 在西方文化，目光接触能传递真诚和关注，但太多的目光接触在某些东方文化中则令人窘迫。(6) 不错，面试中充溢了令人窘迫的陷阱，不过招聘经理可比你想象的要宽容。 Embarrass actually has another meaning, but it's very rarely used: to blockade, hinder, obstruct, or stymie. Nowadays, we tend to embarrass one another (and ourselves) by pretty much sticking to the basics: making fun of our friends when they blunder, accidentally revealing secrets in public, confessing our undying love to people who don't even know we exist, and all the millions of creative and frustrating ways we have of making mistakes.

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英 [ɪm'bærəs] 美 [ɪm'bærəs] (1) She dragged up that incident just to embarrass me.(2) He was embarrassed by many debts.(3) She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior.(4) You didn't embarrass me in the slightest.(5) Eye contact may convey sincerity and attentiveness in Western cultures but too much eye contact may embarrass people in some Oriental cultures.(6) True, job interviews are rife with opportunities for you to embarrass yourself, but hiring managers are more forgiving than you might think. If you embarrass someone, you make them feel self-conscious, awkward, or even stupid. Your mom might embarrass you by inviting your date to check out your childhood photos. Be careful with the spelling of this word.注意该词的拼写。1[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.   [V n]  [it V n that]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。2[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.   [V n]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。

英语单词	embarrass
英美音标	英 [ɪm'bærəs] 美 [ɪm'bærəs]
中文释义	vt.使窘迫；使尴尬；使为难 vi.窘迫
英语例句	(1) She dragged up that incident just to embarrass me. (2) He was embarrassed by many debts. (3) She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior. (4) You didn't embarrass me in the slightest. (5) Eye contact may convey sincerity and attentiveness in Western cultures but too much eye contact may embarrass people in some Oriental cultures. (6) True, job interviews are rife with opportunities for you to embarrass yourself, but hiring managers are more forgiving than you might think.
中文例句	(1) 她又扯起那件事故意想使我难堪。 (2) 他被很多债务弄得焦灼不安。 (3) 她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬。 (4) 你一点也没让我为难。 (5) 在西方文化，目光接触能传递真诚和关注，但太多的目光接触在某些东方文化中则令人窘迫。 (6) 不错，面试中充溢了令人窘迫的陷阱，不过招聘经理可比你想象的要宽容。
vocabulary简明	If you embarrass someone, you make them feel self-conscious, awkward, or even stupid. Your mom might embarrass you by inviting your date to check out your childhood photos.
vocabulary扩展	Embarrass actually has another meaning, but it's very rarely used: to blockade, hinder, obstruct, or stymie. Nowadays, we tend to embarrass one another (and ourselves) by pretty much sticking to the basics: making fun of our friends when they blunder, accidentally revealing secrets in public, confessing our undying love to people who don't even know we exist, and all the millions of creative and frustrating ways we have of making mistakes.
柯林斯解释	Be careful with the spelling of this word. 注意该词的拼写。 1 [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. [V n] [it V n that] 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。 2 [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. [V n] 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。

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