Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #9521
embarrass
使尴尬；使难为情；使局促不安
to make someone feel embarrassed, self-conscious, or awkward
- 1.
To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely.
使尴尬；使窘迫
- 2.
To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
阻碍；妨碍
- 3.
To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
使陷入财务困境
使尴尬；使窘迫；阻碍；妨碍；使陷入财务困境；使困窘；使局促不安
In use
Her question about my age embarrassed me in front of everyone.
I don't want to embarrass you by arriving late to the meeting.
His careless remarks always embarrass his friends.
embarrass sb
直接宾语为人称代词或名词。
His careless remarks embarrassed everyone at the party.
他轻率的言论使派对上的每个人都感到困窘。
be embarrassed by/at sth
被动语态，by后接使困窘的事物，at后接情境。
She was embarrassed by the unexpected compliment.
她被这突如其来的恭维弄得局促不安。
embarrass oneself
反身代词oneself与主语保持人称一致。
Connections
Collocations
- embarrass someone
- 使某人困窘
- His question embarrassed her.他的问题使她困窘。
- feel embarrassed
- 感到困窘
- She felt embarrassed about her mistake.她为自己的错误感到困窘。
- embarrass oneself
- 使自己难堪
- He embarrassed himself in front of everyone.他在众人面前使自己难堪。
- embarrass easily
- 容易感到难堪
- She embarrasses easily.她容易感到难堪。
- embarrass publicly
- 公开使难堪
- They embarrassed him publicly.他们公开使他难堪。
- embarrass deeply
- 使深感困窘
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成em（恶魔）、bar（酒吧）、rass（惹事）：想象在酒吧里恶魔惹事，让人非常尴尬。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：social situations、public speaking、unexpected events 通常用于描述引起尴尬或难堪的情境，既可用于正式也可用于非正式场合，但常见于社交或公共场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in -ass, but the vowel sound in 'embarrass' (/ə/ or /ɪ/) differs from the /æ/ in the others. 'Harass' may have a similar vowel in some dialects, but is not a perfect rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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