英语词汇“embarrassment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	embarrassment
释义	em·bar·rass·ment \-smənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: French embarrassement, from embarrasser + -ment 1. a. : the state of being embarrassed : perplexity : confusion or discomposure of mind < his embarrassment when he dropped the cake in his lap was pitiful to see > < the embarrassment of dull minds faced by the complexities of modern life > often : difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to pay debts < financial embarrassment was chronic in our family > b. : difficulty in functioning as a result of disease < cardiac embarrassment > < respiratory embarrassment > 2. a. : something that embarrasses : impediment, encumbrance < a shrill harsh voice is a serious embarrassment in business and social life > b. : an excessive quantity from which a selection must be made < an embarrassment of choice things to see — New York Times > — used especially in the phrase embarrassment of riches < an age that builds whole libraries to house the papers of presidents, an embarrassment of riches — Leon Edel > < the unprejudiced observer would have some difficulty saying just which details might best be dropped, so many wryly devastating moments crop up at every turn — a real embarrassment of riches — Saturday Review >
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