embarrassment的中文翻译是什么意思

embarrassment

US/ɪmˈbærəsmənt/
UK/ɪmˈbærəsmənt/

n. 尴尬; 难堪(的事); 使人为难(或难堪)的人

embarrassment柯林斯释义

N-VAR尴尬;难堪;窘迫

Embarrassment is the feeling you have when you are embarrassed.

  • It is a source of embarrassment to Londoners that the standard of pubs is so low...

    酒馆水准之低让伦敦人觉得颜面尽失。

  • I think I would have died of embarrassment...

    我觉得自己难堪得要死。

N-COUNT麻烦;难题;难堪的事

An embarrassment is an action, event, or situation which causes problems for a politician, political party, government, or other public group.

  • The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.

    贫困数字毫无疑问让总统非常难堪。

N-SING使人为难(或难堪)的人

If you refer to a person as an embarrassment, you mean that you disapprove of them but cannot avoid your connection with them.

  • You have been an embarrassment to us from the day Douglas married you.

    从道格拉斯娶你那天起,你就让我们非常难堪。

PHRASE好东西太多而成了问题

If you say that someone has an embarrassment of riches, you mean that they have so many good things that these things are a problem.

  • The art gallery's problem is an embarrassment of riches, with nowhere to put most of them.

    那家美术馆的问题是好作品太多,大多数作品无处陈放。

embarrassment英文释义

Noun

1. the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

    2. the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy);

    • he is currently suffering financial embarrassments

    3. some event that causes someone to be embarrassed;

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

    4. extreme excess;

    • an embarrassment of riches

    embarrassment同义词辨析

    shame, disgrace, embarrassment, dishonour

    这些名词均含"丢脸,羞愧"之意。

    • 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"。
    • 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。
    • embarrassment : 多指在社交活动中所遇到的尴尬事。
    • dishonour : 指失去原来享有的光荣或自尊和自重。

    embarrassment场景例句

    He smiled away her embarrassment.

    他以微笑解除了她的窘态.

    Their embarrassment convicted them.

    他们的窘迫说明了他们有错误.

    Stratford has an embarrassment of riches, what with three theatres and lovely countryside too.

    斯特拉福特值得游览的地方太多了, 有三家剧院,还有可爱的乡村.

    Her blush told of her embarrassment.

    她脸红显露出她的困窘.

    The girl's face was aflame with embarrassment.

    那姑娘窘得涨红了脸.

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    embarrassment词性变形

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