feel/be embarrassed about sth
about 后接引起尴尬的事情本身。
She felt embarrassed about her mistake in front of the whole class.
她因为在全班面前犯错而感到难为情。
尴尬的；难为情的
感到羞愧不安的。；感到或使感到不安和难为情；尴尬的；窘迫的
feeling ashamed or self-conscious
感到羞愧不安的。
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
感到或使感到不安和难为情
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
I felt so embarrassed when I tripped on the stage in front of everyone.
当我在众人面前绊倒在舞台上时，我感到非常尴尬。
用法提示：形容词作表语，表示主语因意外事件感到难为情。
AI contextual example
She was embarrassed by her father's loud jokes at the party.
她在派对上因父亲的大声玩笑而感到尴尬。
用法提示：形容词作表语，被某人或某事引发尴尬，后接by引出原因。
AI contextual example
He looked embarrassed when he realized he had sent the email to the wrong person.
当他意识到他把邮件发错了人时，他看起来很尴尬。
用法提示：形容词作表语，描述主语的外在神情因犯错而尴尬。
AI contextual example
about 后接引起尴尬的事情本身。
She felt embarrassed about her mistake in front of the whole class.
她因为在全班面前犯错而感到难为情。
to 后接因难为情而不愿或不敢做的动作。
He was too embarrassed to ask for help.
他太难为情了，不好意思开口求助。
by 后接造成尴尬的原因，多为他人的言行或发生的事件。
The whole team was embarrassed by the heavy defeat.
全队因这场惨败而感到难堪。
that 从句用来说明感到尴尬的具体情况。
She was embarrassed that everyone had seen her fall.
大家都看到她摔倒了，她觉得很不好意思。
常因道德过失而羞愧，比 embarrassed 更带内疚感
侧重过度在意他人眼光，常指持续紧张
可形容人或情境，语气比 embarrassed 温和
程度远重于 embarrassed，表示羞愧难当
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt very embarrassing when the teacher called my name.
正确表达I felt very embarrassed when the teacher called my name.
embarrassing 表示“令人尴尬的”，形容引起尴尬的事物；embarrassed 表示“感到尴尬的”，形容人的感受。主语是 I，说的是自己的感受，所以要用 -ed 形容词。
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt embarrass when I forgot his name.
正确表达I felt embarrassed when I forgot his name.
feel 作系动词时后接形容词作表语，不能直接接动词原形。embarrass 是动词，意为“使尴尬”；这里需要形容词 embarrassed 表示“感到尴尬的”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was embarrassed of her accent.
正确表达She was embarrassed about her accent.
表示“对……感到尴尬”时，embarrassed 常与 about 或 by 搭配，不用 of。of 多与 afraid、ashamed 等词搭配，这里属于介词误用。
相对于感到尴尬的，感到自豪或受尊敬的
相对于感到尴尬的，感到自豪或受尊敬的
embarrassed 的主语通常是人，说自己感到难为情；embarrassing 的主语通常是事情、言行或场面，表示它让别人难堪，如 an embarrassing question／moment。
ashamed 多指因自己的过错或不当行为而觉得丢脸、内疚，常与 of 连用；embarrassed 更多指当众不自在、难为情，不一定真的做错了事。
awkward 形容场面、气氛不自然或不好处理，也可说人举止笨拙；embarrassed 专指人内心难为情的感受，一般不用来修饰沉默、气氛这类场面。
感到尴尬
I feel embarrassed when I realize my mistake.
当我意识到自己的错误时，我感到尴尬。
因……而尴尬
She was embarrassed by her son's behavior.
她因儿子的行为而感到尴尬。
太尴尬以至于不能
He was too embarrassed to admit he had forgotten.
他太尴尬了，不好意思承认自己忘了。
尴尬的沉默
An embarrassed silence fell over the room.
房间里陷入了尴尬的沉默。
尴尬的微笑
She gave an embarrassed smile and looked away.
她尴尬地笑了笑，然后看向别处。
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shares root and prefix
shares prefix 'em-'
脸红是尴尬时常出现的生理反应。
尴尬的场合常导致尴尬情绪。
羞耻是尴尬的深层情感基础。
难堪是尴尬的强化状态。
道歉常发生在尴尬事件后以缓解气氛。
尴尬得要死
I was embarrassed to death when I tripped on stage.
我在台上绊倒时尴尬得要死。
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尴尬的笑声
He let out an embarrassed laugh after tripping.
摔倒后，他发出尴尬的笑声。