embarrassing是什么意思？

embarrassing

英[ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ] 美[ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ]

• adj. 使人尴尬的，令人为难的；
• v. （使）窘迫，（使）局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)；

副词：embarrassingly;

例句

• The recall of the Ambassador was embarrassing for the country. 大使被召回使这个国家感到难堪。
• I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字，很是尴尬。
• I found the whole evening intensely embarrassing. 我感觉整个晚上让人极度尴尬。
• His jokes didn’t even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话,都没人笑一下,真是太尴尬了。
• He laughed off the embarrassing situation. 他对那尴尬的处境付之一笑。
• Having lost my money, I was in an embarrassing position. 我丟了钱, 处境很窘。
• It was an embarrassing situation, but she managed to laugh it off. 那个场面很尴尬,可她一笑摆脱了窘境。
• It was acutely embarrassing for us all. 这让我们全体感到非常尴尬。
• a deeply embarrassing moment 非常令人尴尬的时刻
• The embarrassing stories about his past made quite a dent in his reputation. 关于他过去的令人难堪的传说损坏了他的名誉。

英语四级真题

Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also embarrassing moment.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
Its statistics look embarrassing.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文

英语六级真题

Many embarrassing situations could be avoided.
出自-2010年12月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  令人害羞的;让人难堪的;令人尴尬的
  Something that is embarrassing makes you feel shy or ashamed.
  例句
  That was an embarrassing situation for me... 那种情形让我难堪。 Men find it embarrassing to be honest. 实话实说让男人觉得难为情。
• ADJ-GRADED
  惹麻烦的;使难堪的
  Something that is embarrassing to a public figure such as a politician or an organization such as a political party causes problems for them.
  例句
  He has put the Bonn government in an embarrassing position... 他将波恩政府置于窘地。 The speech was deeply embarrassing to Cabinet ministers. 这席话让内阁大臣们非常难堪。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  使人尴尬的，令人为难的，使人害羞的（或难堪的、惭愧的）
  a deeply embarrassing moment 非常令人尴尬的时刻 It was acutely embarrassing for us all. 这让我们全体感到非常尴尬。 It was an embarrassing situation, but she managed to laugh it off. 那个场面很尴尬,可她一笑摆脱了窘境。 Having lost my money, I was in an embarrassing position. 我丟了钱, 处境很窘。 He laughed off the embarrassing situation. 他对那尴尬的处境付之一笑。 His jokes didn’t even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话,都没人笑一下,真是太尴尬了。 I found the whole evening intensely embarrassing. 我感觉整个晚上让人极度尴尬。 I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字，很是尴尬。

英英词典释义

• 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"