discomfiture

英 [dɪs'kʌmfɪtʃə(r)] 美 [dɪs'kʌmfɪtʃə(r)]

• n. 狼狈；难堪；挫败

英英释义

Noun:

1. anxious embarrassment

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He was clearly taking delight in her discomfiture.
   他显然以她的窘迫为乐。
2. I laughed my head off when I heard of his discomfiture.
   听到别人说起他的狼狈相,我放声大笑。
3. He mangers to cope with a discomfiture skillfully.
   他很巧妙地应付了一个尴尬局面。
4. She couldn't disguise her glee at their discomfiture.
   他们受挫，她不禁喜形於色。
5. Without experiencing discomfiture and setbacks,one can never find truth.
   不经过失败和挫折,便找不到真理。

经典引文

• Sad tidings..Of loss, of slaughter, and discomfiture.

  出自：1 Henry VI , Shakespeare

词汇搭配

• discomfit 使懊恼

近反义词

【近义词】

• discomposure 失态
• disconcertment 打搅乱
• embarrassment 困窘
• awkwardness 笨拙
• confusion 惶惑
• unease 不安
• uneasiness 担忧
• disconcertion 搅乱