embarrassing

高中

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基本釋義

adj.
令人尷尬/難堪的; 使顯得愚蠢的

詞性變化

實用例句

The play was embarrassingly bad.

這出戲很糟,令人難堪。

牛津詞典

The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.

這份報告可能會讓政府非常尷尬。

牛津詞典

It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.

非得在眾人面前唱歌太令人難為情了。

牛津詞典

It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.

讓孩子們向素不相識的人講述這樣的事情可能是難為了他們。

牛津詞典

an embarrassing mistake/question/situation

令人難堪的錯誤 / 問題 / 處境

牛津詞典

That was an embarrassing situation for me...

那種情形讓我難堪。

Men find it embarrassing to be honest.

實話實說讓男人覺得難為情。

He has put the Bonn government in an embarrassing position...

他將波恩政府置于窘地。

The speech was deeply embarrassing to Cabinet ministers.

這席話讓內(nèi)閣大臣們非常難堪。

The spokesman voiced the feeling of the crowd.

這位發(fā)言人表達了群眾的感情.

期刊摘選

Embarrassing questions cause discomfort.

尷尬的問題會使人感到不安.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing.

聽了他講的笑話,都沒人笑一下, 真是太尷尬了.

《簡明英漢詞典》

It's rather embarrassing; I don't know how to bring it up.

這事有點礙口, 不好說.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

It was an embarrassing situation, but they carried it off well.

這是一個尷尬的局面, 但是他們成功地應付過去了.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

I would have liked him to give me a hand, but found it embarrassing to ask.

我想找他幫忙, 又不好意思張嘴.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name.

當時我完全忘記了她的名字,很是尷尬.

《簡明英漢詞典》

It was an embarrassing situation, but she managed to laugh it off.

那個場面很尷尬, 可她一笑擺脫了窘境.

《簡明英漢詞典》

She always dredges up that embarrassing story.

她老是翻出那件令人尷尬的事.

《簡明英漢詞典》

He tried to evade the embarrassing question.

他企圖回避這令人難堪的問題.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

It is embarrassing to have someone looking over your shoulder while you're at work, as though you could not be trusted.

你工作時有人嚴密監(jiān)視著, 好像你不可靠似的,這真叫人難堪.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

Having lost my money, I was in an embarrassing position.

我丟了錢, 處境很窘.

《簡明英漢詞典》

It was acutely embarrassing for us all.

這讓我們?nèi)w感到非常尷尬.

《簡明英漢詞典》

He laughed off the embarrassing situation.

他對那尷尬的處境付之一笑.

《簡明英漢詞典》

I found the whole evening intensely embarrassing.

我感覺整個晚上讓人極度尷尬.

《簡明英漢詞典》

It's not feasible to comply, but a bit embarrassing to refuse.

答應吧,辦不到;不答應吧, 又有點難為情.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

I had one of my most embarrassing moments in panto in Nottingham.

在諾丁漢我經(jīng)歷了自己在童話劇演出中最尷尬的時刻之一。

柯林斯例句

She could threaten to play her trump card, an autobiography of embarrassing disclosures.

她可能會威脅要拿出她的殺手锏:出自傳來爆料糗事。

柯林斯例句

His people came up with a load of embarrassing information.

他的部下亮出一大堆令人尷尬的資料來。

柯林斯例句

It was embarrassing and sad to see this man reduced to a mumbling wreck.

看見這個人變得口齒不清、弱不禁風,真是讓人既難堪又悲哀。

柯林斯例句

Men find it embarrassing to be honest.

實話實說讓男人覺得難為情。

柯林斯例句

真題例句

Its statistics look embarrassing.

出自-2011年6月閱讀原文

Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also embarrassing moment.

出自-2014年6月聽力原文

"It can be very hard to forget embarrassing moments," says Donohue.

2017年6月四級真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

Many embarrassing situations could be avoided.

出自-2010年12月聽力原文

Products which are potentially embarrassing to buy also do well in the virtual environment.

2015年12月六級真題(第一套)聽力 Section C

The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is, the juicier the gossip it makes.

2016年高考英語浙江卷(6月) 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down.

2015年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

It is financially terrifying, psychologically embarrassing and you know that support is minimal and extraordinarily hard to get.

2014年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.

2018年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Adjective
  • 1. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment;

    "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"

    "an awkward pause followed his remark"

    "a sticky question"

    "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"

  • 2. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation;

    "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"

    "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"

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