embarrass

em·bar·rass

E0101200 (ĕm-băr′əs)tr.v. em·bar·rassed, em·bar·rass·ing, em·bar·rass·es 1. To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert: Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child.2. To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede: "an ambitious raid meant to embarrass his supply line by burning the bridges" (William Marvel).3. Archaic To involve in or hamper with financial difficulties: The company was embarrassed and had to mortgage its properties.

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[French embarrasser, to encumber, hamper, from Spanish embarazar, from Italian imbarazzare, from imbarazzo, obstacle, obstruction, from imbarrare, to block, bar : in-, in (from Latin; see en-¹) + barra, bar (from Vulgar Latin *barra).]

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em·bar′rassed·ly adv.em·bar′rass·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: embarrass, abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze
These verbs mean to cause someone to feel self-conscious and uneasy: were embarrassed by their child's tantrum; felt abashed at the disclosure of the error; will be chagrined if my confident prediction fails; was discomfited by the sudden personal question; is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks; refuses to be fazed by your objections.

embarrass

(ɪmˈbærəs) vb (mainly tr) 1. (also intr) to feel or cause to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcert; fluster2. (usually passive) to involve in financial difficulties3. archaic to make difficult; complicate4. archaic to impede; obstruct; hamper[C17: (in the sense: to impede): via French and Spanish from Italian imbarrazzare, from imbarrare to confine within bars; see en-¹, bar¹] emˈbarrassed adj emˈbarrassedly adv

em•bar•rass

(ɛmˈbær əs)

v.t. 1. to make ashamed or self-conscious; disconcert. 2. to make difficult or intricate; complicate. 3. to impede. 4. to burden with debt. v.i. 5. to become disconcerted or abashed. [1665–75; < French embarrasser < Sp embarazar < Portuguese embaraçar=em- em-¹ + -baraçar, v. derivative of baraço, baraça cord, strap, noose]

embarrass

Past participle: embarrassed
Gerund: embarrassing

Imperative
embarrass
embarrass

Present
I embarrass
you embarrass
he/she/it embarrasses
we embarrass
you embarrass
they embarrass

Preterite
I embarrassed
you embarrassed
he/she/it embarrassed
we embarrassed
you embarrassed
they embarrassed

Present Continuous
I am embarrassing
you are embarrassing
he/she/it is embarrassing
we are embarrassing
you are embarrassing
they are embarrassing

Present Perfect
I have embarrassed
you have embarrassed
he/she/it has embarrassed
we have embarrassed
you have embarrassed
they have embarrassed

Past Continuous
I was embarrassing
you were embarrassing
he/she/it was embarrassing
we were embarrassing
you were embarrassing
they were embarrassing

Past Perfect
I had embarrassed
you had embarrassed
he/she/it had embarrassed
we had embarrassed
you had embarrassed
they had embarrassed

Future
I will embarrass
you will embarrass
he/she/it will embarrass
we will embarrass
you will embarrass
they will embarrass

Future Perfect
I will have embarrassed
you will have embarrassed
he/she/it will have embarrassed
we will have embarrassed
you will have embarrassed
they will have embarrassed

Future Continuous
I will be embarrassing
you will be embarrassing
he/she/it will be embarrassing
we will be embarrassing
you will be embarrassing
they will be embarrassing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been embarrassing
you have been embarrassing
he/she/it has been embarrassing
we have been embarrassing
you have been embarrassing
they have been embarrassing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been embarrassing
you will have been embarrassing
he/she/it will have been embarrassing
we will have been embarrassing
you will have been embarrassing
they will have been embarrassing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been embarrassing
you had been embarrassing
he/she/it had been embarrassing
we had been embarrassing
you had been embarrassing
they had been embarrassing

Conditional
I would embarrass
you would embarrass
he/she/it would embarrass
we would embarrass
you would embarrass
they would embarrass

Past Conditional
I would have embarrassed
you would have embarrassed
he/she/it would have embarrassed
we would have embarrassed
you would have embarrassed
they would have embarrassed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	embarrass - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-consciousabashdiscomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composuredisconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
	2.	embarrass - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, hinder, blockstonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delayingcheck - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockeyhang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jurybottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"

embarrass

verb shame, distress, show up (informal), humiliate, disconcert, chagrin, fluster, mortify, faze, discomfit, make uncomfortable, make awkward, discountenance, nonplus, abash, discompose, make ashamed, put out of countenance He is always embarrassing me in public.

embarrass

verb1. To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed:abash, chagrin, confound, confuse, discomfit, discomfort, disconcert, discountenance, faze, mortify.Idioms: put on the spot, throw for a loop.2. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing:complicate, entangle, involve, perplex, ravel, snarl, tangle.

Translations

使拮据使窘迫

embarrass

(imˈbӕrəs) verb1. to cause to feel uneasy or self-conscious. She was embarrassed by his praise. 使窘迫 使窘迫2. to involve in (especially financial) difficulties. embarrassed by debts. 使拮据 使拮据emˈbarrassment noun 尷尬，拮据 困窘，拮据 emˈbarrassed adjectiveHe was embarrassed when the teacher asked him to read his essay to the class. 感到尷尬的 窘迫的，尴尬的 emˈbarrassing adjectivean embarrassing question. 令人尷尬的 令人为难的