Word · Frequency #9521
embarrassing
使尴尬；使难为情；使局促不安
embarrassing is the present participle of embarrass.
核心释义
to make someone feel embarrassed, self-conscious, or awkward
- 1.
使尴尬；使窘迫
To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely.
- 2.
阻碍；妨碍
To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
- 3.
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.
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
用法In use
Her question about my age embarrassed me in front of everyone.
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.
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.
用法提示：embarrass 作一般现在时谓语，表示‘使…尴尬’。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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