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embarrassment

noun
/ɪmˈbærəsmənt/
/ɪmˈbærəsmənt/
Idioms
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  1. [uncountable] shy, uncomfortable or guilty feelings; a feeling of being embarrassed害羞;窘迫;愧疚;难堪
    • I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that.他说那话差点儿把我给难堪死了。
    • embarrassment of (doing) something I'm glad you offered—it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask.你提出帮忙我很高兴,省得我厚着脸皮来问你。
    • to somebody's embarrassment Much to her embarrassment, she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing.她意识到大家一直在听她唱歌,感到很不好意思。
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    • He suffered great personal embarrassment after failing the tests.考试不及格使他个人感到莫大的难堪。
    • Helen changed the subject to save me the embarrassment of replying.海伦改变了话题,使我免于回答的尴尬。
    • I could finally talk about my problem without embarrassment.我终于可以坦然地谈我的问题。
    • I could have died of embarrassment when I saw her standing behind me.看到她站在身后我尴尬得要命。
    • I felt some embarrassment as we shook hands.我们握手时我感到有些尴尬。
    • I still squirm with embarrassment at the thought of it.一想到这件事我仍然局促不安。
    • Much to his embarrassment, Mike realized that a small crowd was watching him.令迈克非常尴尬的是,他意识到一小群人正注视着他。
    • Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody in the room had heard her.她意识到房间里每个人都听到了,感到很不好意思。
    • Pender decided to risk embarrassment and seek help.彭达决定寻求帮助,顾不上尴尬不尴尬了。
    • She smiled to hide her slight embarrassment.她微笑着掩盖略微不自然的感觉。
    • We all watched in silent embarrassment as Mr Rogers started to cry.罗杰斯先生哭了起来,我们都尴尬地默然看着。
    • her embarrassment at being found out她因为被发现而感到的尴尬
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • acute
    • considerable
    • great
    verb + embarrassment
    • feel
    • suffer
    • cover
    preposition
    • in embarrassment
    • with embarrassment
    • without embarrassment
    phrases
    • (much) to somebody’s embarrassment
    • feelings of embarrassment
    • a flush of embarrassment
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  2. [countable] embarrassment (to/for somebody) a situation that causes problems for somebody使人为难的处境;困境
    • Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party.她的辞职将使党处于极度的困境。
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    • the government's embarrassment over the affair政府因这件事感到的尴尬
    • The protests were becoming something of an embarrassment to the government.抗议活动让政府颇为尴尬。
    • The government wishes to avoid further embarrassment over the affair.政府希望避免因这件事再度引起尴尬。
    • The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这一事件令所有相关人员都感到非常尴尬。
    • The agreement was made in secret to avoid public embarrassment.为避免当众尴尬,协定是秘密签订的。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • huge
    • major
    verb + embarrassment
    • be
    • become
    • prove
    preposition
    • embarrassment for
    • embarrassment to
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  3. [countable] embarrassment (to somebody) a person who causes problems for another person or other people and makes them feel embarrassed令人为难(或难堪、尴尬)的人
    • Poor Lucy! He's such an embarrassment to her.可怜的露西!他让她很尴尬。
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    • The poor child was considered an embarrassment to his family.这个可怜的孩子被认为是家庭的累赘。
    • The president became a national embarrassment.总统让全国感到尴尬。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • huge
    • major
    verb + embarrassment
    • be
    • become
    • prove
    preposition
    • embarrassment for
    • embarrassment to
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Idioms
an embarrassment of riches
  1. so many good things that it is difficult to choose just one好东西多得难以选择
    • Stratford has an embarrassment of riches, really, what with three theatres and lovely countryside, too.斯特拉特福德有一个财富的尴尬,真的,有三个剧院和可爱的乡村。

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