embarrassment
英 [ɪmˈbærəsmənt] 美 [ɛmˈbærəsmənt]

n.

窘迫；难堪；令人难堪或耻辱的事；

变形

复数：embarrassments

英英释义

embarrassment[ im'bærəsmənt ]

• n.
  • the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
  • the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)

    "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"

  • some event that causes someone to be embarrassed

    "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"

  • extreme excess

    "an embarrassment of riches"

    同义词：overplusplethorasuperfluity

同近义词辨析

shame, embarrassment, disgrace, dishonour

这组词都有“丢脸，羞愧”的意思，其区别是：

shame多指因非法婚烟、私生、卖国或犯法等而丢失脸面或败坏名声，使他人认为“丢脸”、“可耻”。

embarrassment多指在社交活动中所遇到的尴尬事。

disgrace常指失去他人的尊敬和称赞而使自己感受到的丢脸、耻辱。

dishonour指失去原来享有的光荣或自尊和自重。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Embarrassment caused the speaker to hesitate .
   困窘使演讲人话语吞吐。
2. Embarrassment caused blood to flush to her face.
   困窘使血液涌到她的脸上。
3. We met some financial embarrassment.
   我们遇到一些财务困难。
4. His ignorant behaviour at the dinner table caused much embarrassment.
   他在餐桌上举止粗鲁，在座的人颇为难堪。
5. It seems to me now that he sighed and that I tittered to hide my embarrassment.
   在我现在看来，他那时似乎在叹气，而我吃吃地笑是在隐藏我的尴尬。
6. He's an embarrassment to his family.
   他叫家里人难堪。
7. Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.
   在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
8. I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that.
   他说那话差点儿把我给难堪死了。

权威例句

Embarrassment and social organization.
An Embarrassment of Riches: Too Many Geese
LTP and LTD: an embarrassment of riches.
Embarrassment: its distinct form and appeasement functions
Are Shame, Guilt, and Embarrassment Distinct Emotions?
Diversity in T cell memory: An embarrassment of riches
Self-conscious emotions: Embarrassment, pride, shame, and guilt.
Embarrassment: Its distinct form and appeasement functions. Psychological Bulletin, 122(3), 250-270
High-throughput bacterial genome sequencing: an embarrassment of choice, a world of opportunity
Signs of appeasement: Evidence for the distinct displays of embarrassment, amusement, and shame.