Word · Frequency #5241
embarrassing
令人尴尬的；使人难为情的
causing feelings of shame, awkwardness, or self-consciousness
- 1.
Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
令人尴尬的；使人感到难为情或羞愧的
- 2.
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
难以应付的；尤指引起痛苦或尴尬的
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
In use
It was embarrassing when I tripped on the stairs in front of everyone.
Forgetting my colleague's name at the meeting was very embarrassing.
My mom's loud singing in the restaurant was so embarrassing.
awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
sth is embarrassing
The situation was very embarrassing.
这种情况非常令人尴尬。
it is embarrassing to do sth
it作形式主语，真正主语是不定式。
It is embarrassing to admit your mistakes.
承认自己的错误很尴尬。
Connections
Collocations
- embarrassing situation
- 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。
- embarrassing moment
- 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。
- embarrassing mistake
- 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。
- embarrassing question
- 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。
- embarrassing silence
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：em（一摸）bar（吧）rass（让）ing（音），在酒吧里做尴尬事让人脸红。
Context & Register
通常用于日常社交场合，既可用于正式也可用于非正式交流，比较常见于描述个人经历或公共事件中令人难堪的情况。
Grammar Note
Embarrassing 通常修饰事物或情况，而非人。常见结构：be embarrassing, find it embarrassing, embarrassing to do sth, embarrassing for sb.
Pronunciation & Spelling
No exact rhymes. Words like 'passing', 'classing', 'massing' share the '-assing' spelling but are pronounced without the /r/ sound after the stressed vowel. 'Harassing' and 'depressing' have different stressed vowels. Compare with 'embarrassed' to see the -ing/-ed suffix difference.
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。
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