embarrassed

英 [ɪm'bærəst] 美 [ɪm'bærəst]

• adj. 尴尬的；拮据的；局促不安的

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 尴尬的
2. 拮据的
3. 经济困难的
4. （人或行为）窘迫的
5. 忸怩不安
6. 感到难为情
7. 局促不安的（指觉得害羞，羞耻的，或心虚的）
8. 为难的
9. 害羞的
10. 陷入困境的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious;

   "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"
   "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"
   "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"
   

2. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride;

   "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"
   "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"
   "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The embarrassed boy fiddled with his hat.
   那个感到尴尬的孩子摆弄他的帽子。
2. She was embarrassed when they asked her age.
   他们问她的年龄时，她窘得很。
3. He was embarrassed by many debts.
   他被很多债务弄得焦灼不安。
4. He has perfect poise and never seems embarrassed.
   他的神智安宁，似乎从没困惑过。
5. He is embarrassed because he made a mistake.
   他因为弄错而显得很窘。

经典引文

• Arnold gave an embarrassed grunt and excused his emotions.

  出自： O. Manning

词汇搭配

• embarrass 使窘迫

近反义词

【近义词】

• uncomfortable 不舒服的
• self-conscious 自觉的
• ashamed 感到惭愧的
• abashed 羞愧的
• mortified 动词mortify的过去...
• nonplussed 不知所措的
• discomfited 动词discomfit的...
• red-faced 面红耳赤的
• sheepish 羞怯的
• timid 胆怯的
• confused 困惑的
• ill at ease 不安
• at a loss 困惑
• nervous 神经的，神经细胞的，神经...
• in a bind 在困境的情况...
• straitened 贫困的
• in debt 负债
• in the red 负债
• insolvent 无力偿还的
• impecunious 没有钱的
• chagrined 失望的
• humiliated 动词humiliate的...