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。
使尴尬;使难为情;使局促不安
embarrasses — third person singular of embarrass
使尴尬;使窘迫;阻碍;妨碍;使陷入财务困境;使困窘
to make someone feel embarrassed, self-conscious, or awkward
使尴尬;使窘迫
To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely.
阻碍;妨碍
To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
使陷入财务困境
To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
一般现在时
It embarrasses me when he shouts.
他大喊时让我感到尴尬。
一般过去时
The situation embarrassed everyone.
这种情况让每个人都感到尴尬。
现在完成时
She has embarrassed herself in front of the class.
她在全班面前让自己难堪了。
Her question about my age embarrassed me in front of everyone.
她当着大家的面问我年龄,这让我很尴尬。
用法提示:embarrassed 是过去式,表示‘使(某人)尴尬’。
I don't want to embarrass you by arriving late to the meeting.
我不想开会迟到而让你难堪。
用法提示:embarrass 用在不定式中,表示‘使难堪’,by 引出方式。
His careless remarks always embarrass his friends.
他口无遮拦的话总是让朋友们下不来台。
用法提示:embarrass 作一般现在时谓语,表示‘使…尴尬’。
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。
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。
反身代词oneself与主语保持人称一致。
He embarrassed himself by tripping on stage.
他在舞台上绊倒,使自己很尴尬。
比embarrass更强烈,常指因羞耻而脸红;不常用
较正式,强调计划被打乱时的窘迫
侧重使人困惑或慌乱
强调使人紧张而手足无措
语气强,常指极度难堪或羞愧
grammar · medium
易错句子I feel embarrass about the situation.
正确表达I feel embarrassed about the situation.
embarrass 是动词,不能直接跟在系动词 feel 后面。应用过去分词 embarrassed 作为形容词,表示'感到尴尬的'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is embarrassed of his mistake.
正确表达He is embarrassed by his mistake.
表示'因……而尴尬'时,be embarrassed 后需接介词 by,而非 of。of 常用于表示'对……感到羞愧'的 ashamed of。
与“使困窘”相对,意为使感到安心、自在
与“使难堪”相对,意为给予信心或支持
embarrass是及物动词,意为'使困窘';ashamed是形容词,意为'感到羞愧的',主语是人。
embarrass指使困窘、局促不安,程度较轻;humiliate指故意使蒙羞、丢脸,程度更强。
使某人困窘
His question embarrassed her.
他的问题使她困窘。
感到困窘
She felt embarrassed about her mistake.
她为自己的错误感到困窘。
使自己难堪
He embarrassed himself in front of everyone.
他在众人面前使自己难堪。
容易感到难堪
She embarrasses easily.
她容易感到难堪。
公开使难堪
They embarrassed him publicly.
他们公开使他难堪。
使深感困窘
I was deeply embarrassed by his comment.
他的评论使我深感困窘。
我太尴尬了。
He was embarrassed to admit his failure.
他不好意思承认自己的失败。
真尴尬!
The situation was extremely embarrassing for everyone involved.
这个情况让每个相关的人都非常尴尬。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.