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单词 embarrassed
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Definition of embarrassed in English:

embarrassed

adjective ɛmˈbarəstɪmˈbarəstəmˈbɛrəst
  • 1Feeling or showing embarrassment.

    I felt quite embarrassed whenever I talked to her
    an embarrassed silence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm embarrassed and humiliated to think that I actually live in a place where this sort of thing seems to be acceptable, and where some will invoke race to excuse it.
    • Now he has wed in secret again and, to judge by newspaper reports, his parents are embarrassed and nonplussed.
    • He was embarrassed and even ashamed of his indiscretion, but then he realized that there was no way he could have been heard above the roar of the boisterous crowd.
    • We are all embarrassed and ashamed by the actions of a very small number of leaders and a very small number of soldiers.
    • She was very embarrassed and extremely upset by this.
    • I was embarrassed and felt awkward and unwanted.
    • Alex was no prude, but he became acutely embarrassed by the situation.
    • The majority of victims are embarrassed, even ashamed.
    • Are they going to maintain an embarrassed silence?
    • After an embarrassed silence, he added: ‘Granted, we didn't make much of a song and dance about that at the time.’
    • He backed up and I knew he was embarrassed for that public display of affection so once again I came to his rescue.
    • I was strong on the outside, but inside I was embarrassed, ashamed, and weeping.
    • It was used only by his closest friends who knew that whenever he was embarrassed or nervous, he would blush deeply and get a red nose.
    • Maybe she was embarrassed and humiliated, but she didn't show it - she dealt with the situation with quiet calm, as if she'd been through it a hundred times before.
    • He was embarrassed to be here, and ashamed of his greed, he just hid it better than me.
    • There were very severe financial problems during that period and she became embarrassed that she could not afford to pay for school dinners and trips.
    • We don't complain because we are embarrassed, bewildered and shocked, too ashamed to do or say anything.
    • According to our source, there was silence and a few embarrassed glances.
    • He's embarrassed to be receiving public assistance.
    • The Ministry of Transportation suspended my license and I was extremely embarrassed and humiliated.
    Synonyms
    awkward, self-conscious, uneasy, uncomfortable, unsettled, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, shy
    shamed, ashamed, shamefaced, humiliated, humbled, demeaned, abashed
    mortified, horrified, appalled, crushed
    upset, disconcerted, discomfited, discomposed, confused, flustered, agitated, nonplussed, discountenanced, distressed, chastened, chagrined
    discredited, dishonoured
    informal with egg on one's face, wishing the earth would swallow one up
    1. 1.1 Having or showing financial difficulties.
      he had to sort out the embarrassed financial affairs of his brother
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although financially embarrassed owners prove inhumane, the text describes another type of master who is even more dangerous.
      • Financially embarrassed Lazio need cash this summer to ease a growing crisis.
      • Handel himself was not financially embarrassed, nor did his reputation suffer.
      • Financially embarrassed football club Leeds United still managed to help make three men among the highest earners in Yorkshire over the past 12 months.

Derivatives

  • embarrassedly

  • adverb
    • She laughed embarrassedly and said: ‘I should not have done that, and politicians should not do it either.’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Cassidy laughed and blushed embarrassedly and her cheeks flushed with a pretty pink glow ‘Man listen to me going on.’
      • ‘Stop staring at me,’ he laughed embarrassedly.
      • As I stood embarrassedly holding my trousers up, waiting for the security officer to place my belt on the conveyor belt, I saw the stocky man's face as he looked up from fastening his boots.
      • ‘The one to your left,’ I answered embarrassedly.
 
 

Definition of embarrassed in US English:

embarrassed

adjectiveəmˈberəstəmˈbɛrəst
  • 1Feeling or showing embarrassment.

    an embarrassed silence
    he became embarrassed at his own effusiveness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was embarrassed and even ashamed of his indiscretion, but then he realized that there was no way he could have been heard above the roar of the boisterous crowd.
    • I was strong on the outside, but inside I was embarrassed, ashamed, and weeping.
    • Now he has wed in secret again and, to judge by newspaper reports, his parents are embarrassed and nonplussed.
    • There were very severe financial problems during that period and she became embarrassed that she could not afford to pay for school dinners and trips.
    • After an embarrassed silence, he added: ‘Granted, we didn't make much of a song and dance about that at the time.’
    • We are all embarrassed and ashamed by the actions of a very small number of leaders and a very small number of soldiers.
    • He's embarrassed to be receiving public assistance.
    • According to our source, there was silence and a few embarrassed glances.
    • Maybe she was embarrassed and humiliated, but she didn't show it - she dealt with the situation with quiet calm, as if she'd been through it a hundred times before.
    • He was embarrassed to be here, and ashamed of his greed, he just hid it better than me.
    • The majority of victims are embarrassed, even ashamed.
    • He backed up and I knew he was embarrassed for that public display of affection so once again I came to his rescue.
    • I was embarrassed and felt awkward and unwanted.
    • I'm embarrassed and humiliated to think that I actually live in a place where this sort of thing seems to be acceptable, and where some will invoke race to excuse it.
    • Are they going to maintain an embarrassed silence?
    • The Ministry of Transportation suspended my license and I was extremely embarrassed and humiliated.
    • It was used only by his closest friends who knew that whenever he was embarrassed or nervous, he would blush deeply and get a red nose.
    • We don't complain because we are embarrassed, bewildered and shocked, too ashamed to do or say anything.
    • She was very embarrassed and extremely upset by this.
    • Alex was no prude, but he became acutely embarrassed by the situation.
    Synonyms
    awkward, self-conscious, uneasy, uncomfortable, unsettled, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, shy
    1. 1.1 Having or showing financial difficulties.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Financially embarrassed football club Leeds United still managed to help make three men among the highest earners in Yorkshire over the past 12 months.
      • Financially embarrassed Lazio need cash this summer to ease a growing crisis.
      • Handel himself was not financially embarrassed, nor did his reputation suffer.
      • Although financially embarrassed owners prove inhumane, the text describes another type of master who is even more dangerous.
 
 
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