embarrass
verbto make somebody feel shy, uncomfortable or ashamed, especially in a social situation （尤指在社交场合）使窘迫，使尴尬 - embarrass somebody
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 embarrasses somebody to do something
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。
- embarrass somebody
- embarrass somebody
to cause problems or difficulties for somebody 使困惑；使为难；使陷入困境
Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally in the sense ‘to hamper’ or ‘impede (a person or action)’): from French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, probably from Portuguese embaraçar (from baraço ‘halter’).