音标：[im'bærәs] ；柯林斯词典等级：2 级；牛津三千核心词汇；

vt. 使困窘, 使局促不安, 阻碍

v. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

词型变化：过去式 : embarrassed ; 过去分词 : embarrassed ; 现在分词 : embarrassing ; 第三人称单数 : embarrasses
考试类型：[高考/四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]

词性分布：

动词100%

embarrass的用法和样例：

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

She dragged up that incident just to embarrass me.她又扯起那件事故意想使我难堪。
He was embarrassed by many debts.他被很多债务弄得焦灼不安。
She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior.她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬。
You didn't embarrass me in the slightest.你一点也没让我为难。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

Eye contact may convey sincerity and attentiveness in Western cultures but too much eye contact may embarrass people in some Oriental cultures.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。
True, job interviews are rife with opportunities for you to embarrass yourself, but hiring managers are more forgiving than you might think.不错，面试中充溢了令人窘迫的陷阱，不过招聘经理可比你想象的要宽容。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

Girls embarrass easily.女孩子遇事容易感到局促不安。
Mother embarrassed when the children started laughing in the middle of the service.礼拜做到一半,孩子们开始笑了起来,母亲为此感到不好意思。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

The teacher always embarrasses the students.那位老师总是使学生们局促不安。
Her evident joy at his return somewhat embarrassed him.她一见到他回来就喜形于色使他有点不好意思。
A series of revelations has embarrassed the government.一连串事件的揭露使政府很难堪。
The long sleeves of her dress embarrassed her movements.她衣服的长袖子妨碍她的行动。
Lack of trucks embarrassed the army's movements.卡车的缺少阻碍了军队的行程。

She was embarrassed when they asked her age.当他们问及她的年龄时她感到很窘。
She was embarrassed when they kept telling her how clever she was.当他们不停地说她非常聪明时,她很不好意思。
It was embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.他太难堪,没有给他妻子谈起他的工作。
We believe the company will be seriously embarrassed if it does not get the loan.我们认为如果这家公司得不到这笔贷款,势必陷入严重的经济困难。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)

embarrass by (v.+prep.)

使…困难 make difficultembarrass with (v.+prep.)

He embarrassed me with a difficult question.

他出了一道难题把我难住了。

Seeing he was embarrassed with his luggage,I offered to help him.

我看见他带着行李不方便,就主动去帮他。

I am greatly embarrassed with this work.

这工作使我大伤脑筋。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

embarrass discussion使讨论复杂化
embarrass sb's freedom妨碍某人的自由
embarrass one's movement妨碍某人的行动
embarrass an opponent使对手难堪

～+副词

embarrass easily容易感到局促不安
embarrass financially使经济窘迫
embarrass greatly使非常局促

～+介词

be embarrassed at such a request这样的请求使某人为难
be embarrassed by debts for years债务缠身有多年
be embarrassed by sb's praise因为某人的表扬而感窘迫
be embarrassed in economy经济困难
be embarrassed in the presence of stranger在陌生人面前发窘
be embarrassed with the home task为家庭作业大伤脑筋
be embarrassed with this work对此工作感到棘手

经典引文

Frederick..embarrassed them with the choice among five prelates.
出自：H. H. Milman

【近义词】

shame羞愧
mortify 使 ... 受辱
discomfit 使懊恼
humiliate使 ... 蒙羞
disconcert使困惑
abash使羞愧
fluster慌乱
faze使担忧
confound使困惑
perplex使困惑
show up揭露
obstruct阻隔
hinder阻碍
entangle 使 ... 纠缠
complicate使复杂化
involve包含
pose摆姿势
snarl吼叫
tangle缠结
discompose使不安
nonplus使困惑
straiten使为难
burden负担
make做
frustrate挫败
thwart反对
impede妨碍
hamper妨碍
encumber妨害
clog阻塞
handicap障碍
roast烤肉
addle使腐坏
dismay沮丧
disgrace耻辱
bewilder 使迷惑
confuse使困惑
intricate复杂的
ill-at-ease局促不安的; 不自在的...
rattle嘎嘎作响
self-conscious自觉的
stymy 使 ... 处于困难境...
blockade【C】封锁
puzzle难题
baffle困惑
distract分散
block街区
stymie 使 ... 处于困难境...

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