it is embarrassing to do sth
用 it 作形式主语，真正的主语是不定式；也可说 It is embarrassing that…
It was embarrassing to admit that I had forgotten her name.
承认自己忘了她的名字让我很难为情。
令人尴尬的；使人难为情的
令人尴尬的；使人感到难为情或羞愧的；难以应付的；尤指引起痛苦或尴尬的；令人为难的；麻烦的
causing feelings of shame, awkwardness, or self-consciousness
令人尴尬的；使人感到难为情或羞愧的
Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
难以应付的；尤指引起痛苦或尴尬的
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
It was embarrassing when I tripped on the stairs in front of everyone.
当我在大家面前绊倒在楼梯上时，真是令人尴尬。
用法提示：embarrassing 作为形容词，描述事件令人尴尬。
AI contextual example
Forgetting my colleague's name at the meeting was very embarrassing.
在会议上忘记同事的名字非常令人尴尬。
用法提示：embarrassing 作表语形容词，表示令人尴尬的。
AI contextual example
My mom's loud singing in the restaurant was so embarrassing.
我妈妈在餐厅里大声唱歌太令人尴尬了。
用法提示：embarrassing 作为形容词，修饰名词 singing，表示令人尴尬的。
AI contextual example
用 it 作形式主语，真正的主语是不定式；也可说 It is embarrassing that…
It was embarrassing to admit that I had forgotten her name.
承认自己忘了她的名字让我很难为情。
it 为形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的不定式；也可说 find sth embarrassing。
Many people find it embarrassing to talk about money.
许多人觉得谈论金钱令人尴尬。
要说明是谁感到难堪，用 for 引出对象，不用 to。
The heavy loss was embarrassing for the whole team.
这场惨败让整个球队都很难堪。
so…that 表示“如此……以至于”，that 后接结果从句。
The mistake was so embarrassing that she left the room at once.
这个错误太令人难堪了，她立刻离开了房间。
强调不自在或难为情，常指社交场合
语气更强，带有道德谴责意味
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt really embarrassing when I fell down in front of everyone.
正确表达I felt really embarrassed when I fell down in front of everyone.
英语的 -ing 形容词表示“令人产生某种感受的”，-ed 形容词表示“人自身感到的”。句中主语 I 是感受的主体，所以要用 embarrassed；把中文“我觉得很尴尬”直译成 I feel embarrassing 是最典型的错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子His question was very embarrassed.
正确表达His question was very embarrassing.
当主语是引起尴尬的事物（如问题、场面、话语）时，要用 -ing 形容词 embarrassing，意思是“令人尴尬的”；embarrassed 只能描述人（或人的表情、声音）感到尴尬，不能用来描述事件本身。
与令人尴尬相对，意为令人感到安慰或舒适
与令人尴尬相对，意为感到骄傲或自豪
与令人尴尬相对，意为受人尊敬的、体面的
与令人尴尬相对，意为庄重、有尊严的
与令人尴尬相对，意为令人满意或愉悦
embarrassed 形容人的感受，主语通常是人；embarrassing 形容引起这种感受的事物或情况。说“我很尴尬”要用 I felt embarrassed，不能说 I felt embarrassing。
awkward 侧重场面或举止不自然、别扭，不一定涉及羞耻，也常形容人笨拙；embarrassing 强调引起羞愧难堪，更偏向“丢脸”。描述冷场时 awkward silence 比 embarrassing silence 更常用。
shameful 带有道德谴责，指行为应当受到责备；embarrassing 只表示让人难为情，不含道德评判。只有说某行为“可耻”时才用 shameful。
尴尬的局面
I found myself in an embarrassing situation when I forgot my boss's name.
当我忘记老板的名字时，我发现自己处于尴尬的境地。
尴尬的时刻
That was the most embarrassing moment of my life.
那是我一生中最尴尬的时刻。
尴尬的错误
She made an embarrassing mistake during the presentation.
她在演示中犯了一个尴尬的错误。
令人难堪的问题
The reporter asked an embarrassing question about his personal life.
记者问了一个关于他私生活的令人难堪的问题。
尴尬的沉默
An embarrassing silence fell over the room after his joke failed.
他的笑话失败后，房间里陷入了尴尬的沉默。
尴尬的事件
The embarrassing incident at the party was quickly forgotten.
派对上的尴尬事件很快就被遗忘了。
em- (prefix: 向内/进入) + barrass (root: 障碍) + -ing (suffix: 形容词化)
这真是太尴尬了。
Ross Geller in Friends, when his ex-wife is giving birth in front of him.
《老友记》中罗斯·盖勒在他前妻当着他的面生孩子时说的话。
真尴尬。
Michael Scott in The Office, after awkward social blunders.
《办公室》中迈克尔·斯科特在社交失态后常说的一句话。
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