单词 | embarrass |
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音标 | 英[ɪmˈbærəs] 美[ɛmˈbærəs] |
解释 | vt.& vi.(使)窘迫,(使)局促不安;(使)困难; |
例句 | VERB 使尴尬;使窘迫;使害羞 If something or someone embarrasses you, they make you feel shy or ashamed. 例:His clumsiness embarrassed him...他因自己的笨拙而感到尴尬。 例: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。 VERB 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. 例: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。 例:The Government has been embarrassed by the affair.这件事给政府出了难题。 |
变形 | third:embarrasses~done:embarrassed~ing:embarrassing~past:embarrassed~ |
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