| 单词 | embarrassing |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CAUSE〕I'm afraid I've been put into a rather embarrassing position. 我恐怕处于一个相当难堪的境地。朗文写作活用〔EMBARRASSED/EMBARRASSING〕It was so embarrassing - I couldn't remember his name! 太尴尬了—我想不起他的名字来！朗文写作活用〔EMBARRASSED/EMBARRASSING〕The doctor asked me a lot of embarrassing questions about my sex life. 医生问了我性生活方面许多叫人尴尬的问题。朗文写作活用〔EMBARRASSED/EMBARRASSING〕The revelations about the President's university life were to prove deeply embarrassing to him. 总统的大学生活曝光给他带来极大的难堪。朗文写作活用〔HIDE〕The CIA has often tried to suppress reports that are embarrassing to the agency. 中央情报局经常设法封杀让自己难堪的报道。朗文写作活用〔JOKE〕I can take a joke as well as anyone, but this isn't funny, it's embarrassing. 我跟大家一样开得起玩笑，但这不好玩，而且让人尴尬。朗文写作活用〔LAUGH〕It's so embarrassing when everyone else is being serious and you can't stop laughing. 大家都一本正经的，而你却忍不住笑起来，这多令人尴尬呀。朗文写作活用〔OBVIOUS〕The statement is patently false and an embarrassing public demonstration of his weakness as university leader. 这篇声明分明是假的，还尴尬地暴露了他作为大学领导人的不足之处。朗文写作活用〔OLD-FASHIONED〕Her views on social policy are embarrassing -- really out of the ark. 她在社会政策方面的观点很让人难堪—非常过时。朗文写作活用〔TELL SB OFF〕It was so embarrassing - he just started yelling at his wife. 那时候真令人尴尬一他开始对他妻子大声叫骂起来。朗文写作活用〔TELL〕Although most of the facts were published the government kept back certain details that might prove embarrassing. 虽然大部分事实已被公布，政府仍然隐瞒了一些可能让人尴尬的细节。朗文写作活用〔TIME〕The play went well, apart from one embarrassing moment when I dropped a cup. 这部戏演得很顺利，除了有一刻发生了尴尬的情况—我把杯子掉了。朗文写作活用〔a mite〕This is a mite embarrassing.这有点儿让人感到尴尬。韦氏高阶〔acutely〕Another scandal would be acutely embarrassing for the government.如果再出现一次丑闻，政府将陷入极度尴尬之中。剑桥高阶〔acutely〕The whole situation was acutely embarrassing.整个局面极其尴尬。外研社新世纪〔apologetic〕She was so apologetic about forgetting my birthday it was almost embarrassing.她因忘记我的生日而深感歉疚，这倒让我有些不好意思了。剑桥高阶〔blight〕An embarrassing blunder nearly blighted his career before it got off the ground.一个令人难堪的疏忽几乎毁掉了他还没有起步的事业。柯林斯高阶〔bow and scrape〕It's embarrassing to see people bowing and scraping to the new CEO.看到员工们对新首席执行官如此卑躬屈膝真是令人难堪。剑桥高阶〔clanger〕He was always dropping clangers(= making embarrassing mistakes or remarks).他总是出岔子，令人十分尴尬。牛津高阶〔clanger〕He's being blamed for dropping a massive political clanger (=making a silly or embarrassing remark) .他因为说了一句犯有严重政治性错误的话而受到指责。朗文当代〔climb-down〕In an embarrassing climb-down, the Home Secretary lifted the deportation threat.内务大臣尴尬地作出让步，解除了将其驱逐出境的威胁。柯林斯高阶〔climb-down〕In an embarrassing climb-down, the Home Secretary lifted the deportation threat.内政大臣尴尬地作出退让, 解除了驱逐令。外研社新世纪〔control〕She doesn't have any control over that child - it's embarrassing.她管不了那孩子——这太尴尬了。剑桥高阶〔costly〕The candidate's mistake proved embarrassing and politically costly.事实证明候选人的这个错误不仅使他难堪，而且政治代价高昂。牛津搭配〔counterfactual〕Thoughts about how an embarrassing event might have turned out differently are known to psychologists as counterfactual thinking.心理学家把人们想象已发生的尴尬事件其实可能以不同方式发生这样的想法叫做违实思考。剑桥高阶〔delight〕He seemed to take great delight in embarrassing me.他似乎以让我难堪为乐。麦克米伦高阶〔difficulty〕Often difficulties A troublesome or embarrassing state of affairs, especially of financial affairs. 常作 difficulties 窘境：很麻烦的或窘迫的事务，特别是指经济事务美国传统〔dilemma〕We now face an embarrassing dilemma: Should we stay or go? 我们现在面临着一个进退两难的窘境：我们该留下来还是离开呢？麦克米伦高阶〔dirty〕The spectacle of the former naval officers washing their dirty linen in public was distinctly embarrassing.前海军官员们自揭伤疤的做法显然非常令人尴尬。柯林斯高阶〔dirty〕The spectacle of the former naval officers washing their dirty linen in public was distinctly embarrassing.前海军官员们自曝家丑的做法显然非常令人尴尬。外研社新世纪〔divide〕The leader's speech aimed to close the embarrassing divide in party ranks.领导人的讲话旨在缩小党内各派令人尴尬的分歧。牛津搭配〔doubly〕She felt doubly guilty, embarrassing him and wasting money.她既让他难堪, 又浪费了钱, 因此倍感愧疚。外研社新世纪〔drag〕Certain embarrassing faux pas are dragged up from his political past.他过去政治生涯中的一些难堪失检之事被抖了出来。英汉大词典〔efface〕He'd hoped to efface the memory of an embarrassing speech.他希望把那次令人尴尬的演讲从记忆中抹去。外研社新世纪〔effusive〕They gave us such an effusive welcome it was quite embarrassing.他们的欢迎仪式搞得如此热烈，倒让我们颇有些不好意思。剑桥高阶〔embarrassingly〕He has put the Bonn government in an embarrassing position.他将波恩政府置于窘地。柯林斯高阶〔embarrassingly〕Men find it embarrassing to be honest.实话实说让男人觉得难为情。柯林斯高阶〔embarrassingly〕That was an embarrassing situation for me.那种情形让我难堪。柯林斯高阶〔embarrassingly〕The speech was deeply embarrassing to Cabinet ministers.这席话让内阁大臣们非常难堪。柯林斯高阶〔embarrassing〕He has put the government in an embarrassing position.他使政府陷入焦头烂额的境地。外研社新世纪〔embarrassing〕I found myself in an embarrassing situation.我发现自己处境尴尬。外研社新世纪〔embarrassing〕I found the whole evening deeply embarrassing.我感觉整个晚上让人极度尴尬。牛津搭配〔embarrassing〕I made a very embarrassing mistake.我犯了个令人尴尬的错误。外研社新世纪〔embarrassing〕I wish he wouldn't ask such embarrassing questions.我希望他不会问这么令人难堪的问题。麦克米伦高阶〔embarrassing〕It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.让孩子们向素不相识的人讲述这样的事情可能是难为了他们。牛津高阶〔embarrassing〕It was acutely embarrassing for us all.这对我们所有人来说都极为尴尬。牛津搭配〔embarrassing〕It was one of my most embarrassing moments.那是最令我尴尬的时刻之一。韦氏高阶〔embarrassing〕It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.非得在众人面前唱歌太令人难为情了。牛津高阶〔embarrassing〕It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie.说谎被人当场识破是件很尴尬的事情。剑桥高阶〔embarrassing〕My most embarrassing moment was trying to introduce a woman whose name I couldn't remember.我最狼狈的一刻是，我想要介绍一位女士却怎么也想不起来她的名字。剑桥高阶〔embarrassing〕My mother's presence made the situation even more embarrassing.母亲在场使局面更加令人尴尬。牛津搭配〔embarrassing〕She asked a lot of embarrassing questions .她问了许多令人尴尬的问题。朗文当代〔embarrassing〕That's a really embarrassing question.那真是个令人尴尬的问题。外研社新世纪〔embarrassing〕The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.这份报告可能会让政府非常尴尬。牛津高阶〔embarrassing〕The situation was most embarrassing.这一情形让人非常难堪。麦克米伦高阶〔embarrassing〕The speech was deeply embarrassing to Cabinet ministers.这个发言使内阁大臣们深感窘迫。外研社新世纪〔embarrassing〕The system was an embarrassing failure.这个系统太垃圾了。外研社新世纪〔embarrassing〕The team gave an embarrassing performance at Hampden last night.球队昨晚在汉普登体育场的表现很差劲。外研社新世纪〔embarrassing〕This incident is deeply embarrassing for the government.这一事件让政府非常难堪。朗文当代〔embarrassing〕This latest incident could be embarrassing to the government.最近的这次事故可能令政府难堪。牛津搭配〔embarrassing〕This performance was embarrassing.这场表演糟糕极了。麦克米伦高阶〔embarrassment〕The act or an instance of embarrassing.困窘的事：困窘的动作或事件美国传统〔embarrass〕She's worried about embarrassing herself in front of such a large audience.她担心在众多观众面前出丑。韦氏高阶〔embarrass〕You're embarrassing him with your compliments! 你的赞美之词使他很不好意思。剑桥高阶〔ensue〕A brief but embarrassing silence ensued.紧接着是短暂却令人难堪的沉默。外研社新世纪〔ensue〕A brief but embarrassing silence ensued.紧接着是短暂却令人难堪的沉默。柯林斯高阶〔episode〕He tried to forget the whole embarrassing episode.他努力忘掉那次尴尬的经历。韦氏高阶〔excruciatingly〕The dialogue is excruciatingly embarrassing.对话十分令人尴尬。外研社新世纪〔excruciatingly〕The dialogue is excruciatingly embarrassing.对话十分难堪，让人不堪忍受。柯林斯高阶〔excruciating〕The situation was excruciatingly embarrassing.情形令人极其尴尬。麦克米伦高阶〔extreme〕It's embarrassing the extremes he'll go to in order to impress his boss.他为了给上司留下深刻印象，不惜走极端，真令人难堪。牛津高阶〔extricate〕Pete had managed to extricate himself from a very embarrassing situation.皮特设法使自己从十分尴尬的情形中摆脱出来。麦克米伦高阶〔few〕It was embarrassing how few people attended the party.只有那么几个人去参加了聚会，真令人尴尬。剑桥高阶〔flop〕The policy is destined to be another embarrassing flop.这项政策注定会成为又一次难堪的失败。外研社新世纪〔gaffe〕He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.他在上周末的会议上出了洋相，狼狈不堪。柯林斯高阶〔gaffe〕He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.他在上周末的会议上失礼出丑了。外研社新世纪〔implication〕The implication was obvious: vote for us or it will be very embarrassing for you.弦外之音很明显：投票给我们,否则你会非常难堪。柯林斯高阶〔implication〕The implication was obvious: vote for us or it will be very embarrassing for you.言外之意很明显：给我们投票, 否则有你好看。外研社新世纪〔incident〕We just want to put that embarrassing incident behind us.我们只想把那件令人尴尬的意外事件忘掉。韦氏高阶〔ink out〕Anything embarrassing I inked out.所有令人尴尬的内容我都用墨水划掉了。外研社新世纪〔kettle of fish〕A troublesomely awkward or embarrassing situation.尴尬局面：很麻烦或棘手的尴尬局面美国传统〔kindly〕It's kindly embarrassing.这有点儿使人发窘。英汉大词典〔loading〕His people came up with a load of embarrassing information.他的部下亮出一大堆令人尴尬的资料来。柯林斯高阶〔lurch〕In a difficult or embarrassing position.处于困境：处于一种困难或尴尬的境地美国传统〔make〕She's always making up to the boss – it's quite embarrassing.她总是讨好上司，真让人难堪。麦克米伦高阶〔meet〕Attempts to find civilian volunteers have met with embarrassing failure.寻找平民志愿者的种种尝试都遭遇了令人难堪的失败。柯林斯高阶〔nothing〕There's nothing so embarrassing as when things go wrong.没有什么比事情弄糟更使人难堪的了。英汉大词典〔odour〕Malcolm was in bad odour with his father over the embarrassing incident.在那件令人尴尬的事情上, 马尔科姆的父亲对他很不满。外研社新世纪〔panto〕I had one of my most embarrassing moments in panto in Nottingham.在诺丁汉我经历了自己在童话剧演出中最尴尬的时刻之一。柯林斯高阶〔pant〕In an embarrassing position.在令人尴尬的条件下美国传统〔parriable〕The spokesman parried cleverly an embarrassing question.发言人巧妙地回避了一个令人难堪的提问。21世纪英汉〔passage〕This had been an embarrassing and regrettable passage in her career.这是她职业生涯中一个尴尬而令人遗憾的阶段。麦克米伦高阶〔perverse〕He gets perverse satisfaction from embarrassing people.使别人难堪，他就获得了变态的满足感。朗文当代〔position〕Having lost my money, I was in an embarrassing position.我丢了钱， 处境很窘。牛津同义词〔position〕Her careless remark put her husband in an embarrassing position.她说话不注意,把她丈夫弄得非常尴尬。英汉大词典〔position〕I was in the embarrassing position of having forgotten her name.当时我忘记了她的名字，很是尴尬。牛津搭配〔presence〕She answered these embarrassing questions with presence of mind.她镇定自若地回答这些令人为难的问题。英汉大词典〔presence〕She made her presence felt at meetings by asking embarrassing questions.她通过在会上提出令人难堪的问题来吸引别人的注意。外研社新世纪〔privacy〕He saw the publication of this book as an embarrassing invasion of his privacy.他觉得这本书的出版侵犯了他的私生活，让他十分难堪。柯林斯高阶〔provabilities〕These revelations could prove highly embarrassing for the government.这些被揭露出来的事情可能使政府极为尴尬。21世纪英汉〔prove〕The recent revelations may prove embarrassing to the President.最近披露的事情可能会使总统很尴尬。朗文当代〔read〕He was read out of the secretariat after the embarrassing incident.由于那次尴尬的事件，他被从秘书处开除了美国传统〔rebuff〕He is being hit by a series of embarrassing rebuffs.他正遭受一系列令他难堪的冷遇。英汉大词典〔rescue〕You rescued me from an embarrassing situation.我正感到尴尬，你为我解了围。牛津高阶〔retreat〕The Senator made an embarrassing retreat from his earlier position.这位参议员很尴尬地改变了他早先的立场。牛津高阶〔revelation〕The embarrassing revelations came just hours before he was to make his speech.就在他要作演讲之前几个小时，令人尴尬的内情被披露了。牛津搭配〔risk〕He would prefer not to risk another embarrassing defeat.他可不想冒再次失败丢人现眼的风险。朗文当代〔scrape〕An embarrassing predicament.窘境美国传统〔situation〕We have all been in similar embarrassing situations.我们都遇到过类似的尴尬局面。牛津高阶〔skill〕With consummate skill, she steered the conversation away from any embarrassing subjects.她极巧妙地引导谈话避开了所有尴尬的话题。牛津搭配〔stage-manage〕Today's council sessions have been carefully stage-managed to avoid embarrassing disclosures or signs of internal dissent.今天的理事会会议已经过精心安排，以避免爆出令人难堪的讯息或显示出内部不和的迹象。柯林斯高阶〔stammering〕Of all speech impediments stammering is probably the most embarrassing.在所有言语障碍中，口吃可能是最令人尴尬的。柯林斯高阶〔sticky wicket〕A difficult or embarrassing problem or situation.麻烦，困难：困难的或令人尴尬的难题或形势美国传统〔throw〕It was embarrassing the way she was throwing herself at him.她真不害臊，居然向他投怀送抱。麦克米伦高阶〔trap〕To place in a confining or embarrassing position.使陷于困境：将…放到一个受限制或令人尴尬的境地中美国传统〔trump〕She could threaten to play her trump card, an autobiography of embarrassing disclosures.她可能会威胁要拿出她的杀手锏：出自传来爆料糗事。柯林斯高阶〔underline〕The hostage crisis underlined an embarrassing problem that the government faces.人质危机使政府面临的困窘问题更为突出。英汉大词典〔vague〕Larry had the vague feeling he'd done something embarrassing the night before.拉里隐约觉得自己前一天晚上做了什么尴尬的事。朗文当代〔weeny〕It was a weeny bit embarrassing.情况稍微有些尴尬。外研社新世纪〔word〕If her father came to pick her up, that would be too embarrassing for words! 如果她的父亲来接她，那真是尴尬得无法用言语形容了！麦克米伦高阶〔wreck〕It was embarrassing and sad to see this man reduced to a mumbling wreck.看见这个人变得口齿不清、弱不禁风，真是让人既难堪又悲哀。柯林斯高阶Another scandal would be acutely (=extremely) embarrassing for the government.另一条丑闻将会使政府极端尴尬。剑桥国际He had the furtive air of someone on an embarrassing errand, like buying underwear for his girl friend.他的神情鬼鬼祟祟的，似在进行尴尬的跑腿，比如为他女友买内衣。剑桥国际He's incredibly generous--in fact so much so that it's embarrassing.他大方得不可思议----事实上过分到了让人感到尴尬的地步。剑桥国际His attempt to appear young was grotesque and embarrassing.他想显得年轻的尝试是可笑的和尴尬的。剑桥国际I was wearing exactly the same dress as she was--it was most embarrassing.我穿的衣服和她一模一样----真是叫人难堪。剑桥国际It is embarrassing that our streets are so dirty. 我们的街道这么脏真叫人难堪。译典通It is embarrassing to repeat what he said. 若要重复他说过的话，会很尴尬的。译典通It was embarrassing to be seen to be disagreeing so publicly.这样当众不和被人看见是很难堪的。剑桥国际It was a bit embarrassing because two of my exes were at the party.真有点儿难堪，因为我过去的两个情人都在晚会上。剑桥国际It was very embarrassing when I discovered them canoodling (with each other) in the living room.当发现他们在起居室里亲热时,我感到十分尴尬。剑桥国际It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie.给人发现在说谎是很尴尬的。剑桥国际It's so embarrassing the way he hangs on her every word as if she were some sort of goddess.他对她所说的句句竖着耳朵听，这样子真叫人难堪。剑桥国际My husband refused to go to the party so I was put in the embarrassing position of having to make up an excuse for him.我丈夫拒绝参加晚会，因此我陷入了尴尬的境地，必须为他编个理由。剑桥国际My most embarrassing moment was when I tried to introduce her but couldn't remember her name.我最难堪的时刻是在准备介绍她时却忘记了她的名字。剑桥国际She found the servility of the hotel staff embarrassing.她觉得旅馆职员唯唯诺诺的样子令人难堪。剑桥国际She was so apologetic (=sorry) about forgetting my birthday it was almost embarrassing.她对忘记我生日一事道歉再三，反倒令人感到尴尬。剑桥国际She's one of those journalists who's always trying to dig the dirt on/dig up (the) dirt on (= find embarrassing facts about the private lives of) famous people.她是那些总是力图挖掘名人丑闻的记者中的一个。剑桥国际So few people attended the party that it was embarrassing.参加聚会的人如此之少，让人感到尴尬。剑桥国际The Prime Minister is anxious to avoid embroiling the Queen in an embarrassing row.首相急于想避免将女王卷入一场尴尬的争吵。剑桥国际The company tried unsuccessfully to keep these embarrassing pollution statistics covered up.这家公司企图掩盖这些尴尬的污染数据，但没成功。剑桥国际The reporter wanted to heckle the candidate with those embarrassing questions. 记者想用那些让人难为情的问题来刁难这位候选人。译典通Their behaviour was extremely embarrassing.他们的行为让人尴尬极了。剑桥国际They gave us such an effusive welcome it was quite embarrassing.他们如此热情地欢迎我们，不由令人感到窘迫。剑桥国际This is an embarrassing situation. 这是个令人为难的处境。译典通 |
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