音标:[ɪm'bærəs; em-] ;
vt. 使局促不安;使困窘;阻碍
v. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
v. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

embarrass的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. She dragged up that incident just to embarrass me.她又扯起那件事故意想使我难堪。
  2. He was embarrassed by many debts.他被很多债务弄得焦灼不安。
  3. She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior.她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬。
  4. 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.)
  1. 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。
  2. 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)
  1. Girls embarrass easily.女孩子遇事容易感到局促不安。
  2. 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.
  1. The teacher always embarrasses the students.那位老师总是使学生们局促不安。
  2. 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。
  3. A series of revelations has embarrassed the government.一连串事件的揭露使政府很难堪。
  4. The long sleeves of her dress embarrassed her movements.她衣服的长袖子妨碍她的行动。
  5. Lack of trucks embarrassed the army's movements.卡车的缺少阻碍了军队的行程。
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  7. She was embarrassed when they asked her age.当他们问及她的年龄时她感到很窘。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. 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 difficult
embarrass with (v.+prep.)
    以…难住 confuseembarrass sb/sth with sth

    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
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