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embarrassment noun 1feeling of being embarrassed 困窘ADJECTIVE | VERB + EMBARRASSMENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEacute, considerable, great 异常尴尬；相当尴尬；极度的窘迫total, utter 极度为难；十足的尴尬slight 略微的尴尬◆She smiled to hide her slight embarrassment.她微笑着掩盖略微不自然的感觉。further 更加尴尬obvious 明显的尴尬personal 个人的难堪public 当众尴尬◆The agreement was made in secret to avoid public embarrassment.为避免当众尴尬，协定是秘密签订的。VERB + EMBARRASSMENTfeel 感到尴尬◆I felt some embarrassment as we shook hands.我们握手时我感到有些尴尬。suffer 遭遇尴尬◆He suffered great personal embarrassment after failing the tests.考试不及格使他个人感到莫大的难堪。cover, hide 掩饰尴尬cause 引起尴尬risk 冒着尴尬的危险◆Pender decided to risk embarrassment and seek help.彭达决定寻求帮助，顾不上尴尬不尴尬了。avoid, prevent 避免尴尬◆The government wishes to avoid further embarrassment over the affair.政府希望避免因这件事再度引起尴尬。blush with, flush with, squirm with (especially BrE) 因尴尬而脸红／傻笑／忸怩◆I still squirm with embarrassment at the thought of it.一想到这件事我仍然局促不安。die from, die of (figurative) 尴尬得要死◆I could have died of embarrassment when I saw her standing behind me.看到她站在身后我尴尬得要命。ease, relieve 减轻／缓解尴尬save sb, spare sb 使某人免于尴尬◆Helen changed the subject to save me the embarrassment of replying.海伦改变了话题，使我免于回答的尴尬。PREPOSITIONin embarrassment 处于尴尬的状态◆We all watched in silent embarrassment as Mr Rogers started to cry.罗杰斯先生哭了起来，我们都尴尬地默然看着。with embarrassment, without embarrassment 尴尬地；不感到尴尬地◆I could finally talk about my problem without embarrassment.我终于可以坦然地谈我的问题。embarrassment at 因⋯产生的尴尬◆her embarrassment at being found out她因为被发现而感到的尴尬embarrassment over 由于⋯产生的尴尬◆the government's embarrassment over the affair政府因这件事感到的尴尬PHRASES(much) to sb's embarrassment 令某入 ( 非常 ) 尴尬的是◆Much to his embarrassment, Mike realized that a small crowd was watching him.令迈克非常尴尬的是，他意识到一小群人正注视着他。feelings of embarrassment 尴尬的感觉a flush of embarrassment 因尴尬而脸红◆A flush of embarrassment came to her cheeks.她尴尬得涨红了脸。a source of embarrassment 尴尬的原因 |