embarrass

US [ɪmˈberəs]
UK [ɪmˈbærəs]
  • v.（尤指在社交场合）使窘迫；使困惑；使为难；使陷入困境
  • Web使尴尬；使困窘；使局促不安
Simple Present：embarrasses  Present Participle：embarrassing  Past Tense：embarrassed  

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embarrass
v.
1.
（尤指在社交场合）使窘迫，使尴尬to make sb feel shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situation
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 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.
~ sb
使困惑；使为难；使陷入困境to cause problems or difficulties for sb
The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister.
这个发言是故意为难首相。

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AllAll,使窘迫使窘迫,使困惑使困惑,使为难使为难,使陷入困境使陷入困境,使尴尬使尴尬,使困窘使困窘,使局促不安使局促不安
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1.
Sometimes, they end up staying away from places or events where they think they might have to do something that will embarrass them.
有时候，他们甚至会离开某地或退出某个活动，只因为他们发现可能得做些尴尬的事情了。
yǒu shí hou , tā men shèn zhì huì lí kāi mǒu dì huò tuì chū mǒu gè huó dòng , zhǐ yīn wèi tā men fā xiàn kě néng de zuò xiē gān gà de shì qíng le 。
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2.
He seemed "otherworldly. " And I was sure that as a culturally-ignorant outsider, I would only embarrass myself in front of him.
他看起来“超凡脱俗”，而作为一个文化白痴加外人的我，恐怕在他面前只有自惭形秽的份儿。
tā kàn qǐ lái " chāo fán tuō sú " , ér zuò wéi yī gè wén huà bái chī jiā wài rén de wǒ , kǒng pà zài tā miàn qián zhǐ yǒu zì cán xíng huì de fèn er 。
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3.
Embarrass him in public. Make a burp or a fart joke about him or ask him tons of annoying personal questions.
让他当众出丑。谈论他的那些囧事。问他一堆恼人的私人问题。
ràng tā dāng zhòng chū chǒu 。 tán lùn tā de nà xiē jiǒng shì 。 wèn tā yī duī nǎo rén de sī rén wèn tí 。
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4.
Just a few words on our young couple and I hope that I don't embarrass them too much.
接下来，我要介绍一下我们的一对新人，也希望他们也愉快的接受我们的祝福。
jiē xià lái , wǒ yào jiè shào yí xià wǒ men de yí duì xīn rén , yě xī wàng tā men yě yú kuài de jiē shòu wǒ men de zhù fú 。
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5.
What I had interpreted as a malicious attempt to embarrass a naive freshman had been merely a moment of college fun.
我曾经被说成恶意为难一天真大一新生的事最终仅仅成为校园趣事。
wǒ céng jīng bèi shuō chéng è yì wéi nán yī tiān zhēn dà yī xīn shēng de shì zuì zhōng jǐn jǐn chéng wéi xiào yuán qù shì 。
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6.
She did not want to embarrass him in front of so many guests by refusing his requests.
她不想在那么多客人面前拒绝他的要求，使他感到尴尬。
tā bù xiǎng zài nà me duō kè rén miàn qián jù jué tā de yāo qiú , shǐ tā gǎn dào gān gà 。
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My biggest problem so far has been trying to remember everybody's name so I won't embarrass myself by calling Mr. Lee by another's name.
迄今为止我最大的问题就是尽量记住每个人的名字以免因为张冠李戴使自己我难堪。
qì jīn wéi zhǐ wǒ zuì dà de wèn tí jiù shì jǐn liàng jì zhù měi gè rén de míng zì yǐ miǎn yīn wèi zhāng guān lǐ dài shǐ zì jǐ wǒ nán kān 。
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I feel very embarrass talking like this as if I actually do have a right value intact in my head.
我觉得这样说很不好意思，就好像我自己的脑子里就有正确的价值观一样。
wǒ jué de zhè yàng shuō hěn bù hǎo yì si , jiù hǎo xiàng wǒ zì jǐ de nǎo zi lǐ jiù yǒu zhèng què de jià zhí guān yí yàng 。
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9.
True, job interviews are rife with opportunities for you to embarrass yourself, but hiring managers are more forgiving than you might think.
不错，面试中充满了令人窘迫的陷阱，不过招聘经理可比你想象的要宽容。
bú cuò , miàn shì zhōng chōng mǎn le lìng rén jiǒng pò de xiàn jǐng , bú guò zhāo pìn jīng lǐ kě bǐ nǐ xiǎng xiàng de yào kuān róng 。
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Though it's unclear whether such a case would be accepted, if it were, it could embarrass Thai authorities.
这种案件是否会被受理还不得而知，不过一旦受理，泰国当局可能会陷入尴尬。
zhè zhǒng àn jiàn shì fǒu huì bèi shòu lǐ hái bù dé ér zhī , bú guò yí dàn shòu lǐ , tài guó dāng jú kě néng huì xiàn rù gān gà 。
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