每日一词 | embarrass 大成

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每日一用法 | embarrass

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英 [ɪmˈbærəs] 美 [ɪmˈbærəs]

例句

1. It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on.

他不并不知道愈演愈烈了刚才，这使他很难过。

——《柯林斯低级大用法典》

2. The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister.

这个反驳是不该不解外务大臣。

——《牛津低级英汉双解大用法典》

基本上释义

[verb]

1. to make somebody feel shy, uncomfortable or ashamed, especially in a social situation

2. to cause problems or difficulties for somebody

[动用法]

1. （尤指在留言板用法）使虚弱，使难过

2. 使困惑；使不解；使陷入困境

派生用法

1. embarrassed: adj.

(of a person or their behaviour) shy, uncomfortable or ashamed, especially in a social situation

虚弱的，厌恶的，不好意思的

2. embarrassing: adj.

making you feel shy, uncomfortable or ashamed

使人神经质的（或难过的，不悦的）

3. embarrassment: n.

shy, uncomfortable or guilty feelings; a feeling of being embarrassed

神经质；虚弱；不悦；难过

同 / 近义用法

disgrace: to behave badly in a way that makes you or other people feel ashamed

humiliate: to make somebody feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people

distress: to make somebody feel very worried or unhappy

分享问题

1.请选择合适的用法填入下面的句子的双引号中。

I would never do anything to ________ my family.

2.你能否吻合翻译出这句话的含义呢？试一试，在部落格区写下来吧！

3.你还对哪个用法着迷，也可以部落格告知我们！

（周五披露参考答案）