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embarrassembarrass[imˈbærəs]vt.1.■使窘迫, 使困惑, 使为难2.■使负债, 使财政困难3.■使(问题)复杂化4.■妨碍, 阻碍be [feel] embarrassed局促不安The decline of sales embarrassed the company.销路下降使公司陷于财政困难。Embarrassed by his heavy luggage, he could not walk fast.由于受到笨重行李的拖累, 他走不快。
参考词汇embarrass;abash;discomfit;disconcert;都含“使困窘”、“ 使局促不安” 的意思。1.■embarrass 指“因使不安以致言语行为显得很不自然”, 如:I was embarrassed by their compliment.对他们的称赞我感到很不安。2.■abash 指“使感到困惑或羞愧”, 如:I stood abashed at his rebuke.面对他的斥责我感到无地自容。3.■discomfit 指“计划或期望受挫后而感到困窘或 狼狈”, 如:He was discomfited by the unexpected questions.意料不到的问题使得他十分尴尬。4.■disconcert指“由于很快失去冷静而仓皇失措”,如:Forgetting his speech disconcerted the speaker.忘了演讲词使得这位讲演者手足无措。 |