英语释义

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

  "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"

• some event that causes someone to be embarrassed;

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

• extreme excess;

  "an embarrassment of riches"

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

片语

moral embarrassment道义困境

aporia困惑；窘迫；难题；难点

social embarrassment社交尴尬

role embarrassment角色尴尬

learning embarrassment学习问题

financing embarrassment融资现状

living embarrassment生存尴尬

temporary embarrassment阵痛

life embarrassment人生困境

英汉例句

• at each address, i cringe with embarrassment and irritation at a show better suited to pyongyang than to washington.

  每逢演讲，我都会因难堪和烦躁而退缩，这种秀更适合平壤而不是华盛顿。

• why nobody linked all these danger signals is the subject of urgent investigation, and the cause of growing embarrassment for the obama administration.

  目前紧急调查的主题是为何没有人将这些危险信号联系起来，而这也让奥巴马政府愈发的尴尬。

• the army will never forget its embarrassment in 1990 when her party trounced the army’s candidates.

  这军队永远不会忘记1990年的尴尬，那时她的政党痛打军队的候选人。

• the nets should’ve had an assurance months ago that anthony would sign with them and spared themselves the embarrassment of this negotiating process.

  篮网几个月前就应该保证安东尼会和他们签约，也省得现在陷入这种你不推我不就的尴尬境地。

• the few people i made eye contact with just smiled back, but not one looked away in embarrassment or disgust.

  偶尔与几个人目光对接，也只是相视一笑，没人尴尬或是嫌恶地躲开视线，更没有恶言相向。

• shame is a moral emotion, whereas embarrassment is not.

  羞愧是一种道德情感，而尴尬不是。

• it is not only an embarrassment for sufferers but a test of endurance for family and friends.

  这不仅对当事人来说很尴尬，对于家人和朋友也是一种忍耐力的考验。

• an added peculiarity of the moscow dada baby is that dada in russian means 「yes, yes」, a potential embarrassment for any child.

  莫斯科达达宝宝的特点在于达达在俄语里意思是「是的，是的」，对任何一个孩子来说，都是一种尴尬。

• because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

  因为几乎每件事-所有外界期望、所有的名声、所有对困窘或失败的恐惧-在面对死亡时，都消失了，留下的只有最真实重要的东西。

• during that initial conversation -- and each morning for weeks afterward as she drove to work -- she poured her heart out about her anger, embarrassment and despair.

  在初次交谈中──以及之后数周的每天早上她开车上班时──她都向母亲倾诉着心中的愤怒、窘迫与绝望。

• some commentators suggest that the irregularities may have stemmed in part from embarrassment at the extent of his own family’s contributions, and may not be viewed too harshly.

  一些评论员认为这些错误在某种程度上，是在掩盖捐款中家庭支持份额很大的尴尬，所以不应该看得太过于尖刻。

• their fear of rejection and embarrassment holds them back from asking for help.

  他们害怕被拒绝和尴尬，从而阻止了他们前去寻求帮助。

• b it's easier to have the courage to ask her/him out over e-mail because it saves the embarrassment of rejection.

  以电子邮件的方式把她/他邀请出来比较容易一些，不需要有那么多勇气，因为拒绝的话，也不会有那么难堪。

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