| 单词 | embarrass |
| 释义 | embarrassWord family (noun) embarrassment (adjective) embarrassed embarrassing (verb) embarrass (adverb) embarrassingly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishembarrassem‧bar‧rass /ɪmˈbærəs/ ●●○ verb [transitive]1 EMBARRASSEDto make someone feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable, especially in front of other peopleHe didn’t want to embarrass her by asking questions.2 PPEMBARRASSEDto do something that causes problems for a government, political organization, or politician, and makes them look badThe revelations in the press have embarrassed the government.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusembarrass• But the Government has been severely embarrassed by the burgeoning cost of the programme.• I was embarrassed for a moment by my immodesty.• One woman was trying to embarrass me by asking me questions I couldn't answer.• The release of these secret documents has embarrassed the administration.• It will only embarrass the Church.• They'd do it deliberately to embarrass the Government.• I hope I didn't embarrass you in front of your friends.• I hope my little dance didn't embarrass you.Origin embarrass (1600-1700) French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, perhaps from Vulgar Latin barra “bar” |
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