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embarrassment noun 2sb/sth that makes you embarrassed 令人困窘的人或事ADJECTIVE | VERB + EMBARRASSMENT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgreat, huge, major, serious, severe (especially BrE) 令人相当尴尬的人／事；令人极为难堪的人／事potential 可能令人尴尬的人／事financial, political, social 经济上令人难堪的事；政治上令人尴尬的事；社交上令人难为情的人／事national 举国感到尴尬◆The president became a national embarrassment.总统让全国感到尴尬。VERB + EMBARRASSMENTbe, become, prove 是令人尴尬的事；变成令人难堪的事；证明是令人羞愧的事◆The protests were becoming something of an embarrassment to the government.抗议活动让政府颇为尴尬。consider sb/sth 认为⋯尴尬PREPOSITIONembarrassment for 对⋯来说是尴尬的事◆The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这一事件令所有相关人员都感到非常尴尬。embarrassment to 令⋯处境尴尬的人◆The poor child was considered an embarrassment to his family.这个可怜的孩子被认为是家庭的累赘。 |