embarrassing

adjective
🔊/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
🔊/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
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  1. making you feel shy, uncomfortable or ashamed使人害羞的(或难堪的、惭愧的)
    • an embarrassing moment/situation尴尬的时刻/处境
    • an embarrassing mistake/gaffe令人尴尬的错误
    • an embarrassing question 一个令人难堪的问题
    • embarrassing for somebody I didn't want to risk making the rest of the evening painfully embarrassing for both of us.我不想冒险让剩下的晚上让我们俩都感到尴尬。
    • embarrassing to do something His terrible acting is just embarrassing to watch.他那可怕的表演令人尴尬。
    • embarrassing (for somebody) (to do something) It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.让孩子们向素不相识的人讲述这样的事情可能是难为了他们。🔊🔊
    • embarrassing doing something It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.非得在众人面前唱歌太令人难为情了。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I found the whole evening intensely embarrassing.我感觉整个晚上让人极度尴尬。
    • It was acutely embarrassing for us all.这对我们所有人来说都极为尴尬。
    • My mother's presence made the situation even more embarrassing.母亲在场使局面更加令人尴尬。
    • a deeply embarrassing moment非常令人尴尬的时刻
    Topics Feelingsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • sound
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • for
    • to
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  2. causing somebody to look stupid, dishonest, etc.使显得愚蠢的(或不诚实的等)
    • This EU ruling puts Britain in a very embarrassing position.欧盟的这一裁决使英国处于非常尴尬的境地。
    • to be potentially/politically embarrassing在政治上令人尴尬
    • embarrassing to somebody The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.这份报告可能会让政府非常尴尬。🔊🔊
    • embarrassing for somebody Such action by a NATO ally would be extremely embarrassing for the United States.北约盟国的这种举动对美国来说将是极为尴尬的。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • sound
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • for
    • to
    See full entry