Embarrassment
[ɪm'bærəsmənt;em-] or [ɪm'bærəsmənt]
解释:
(noun.) some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; 'the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals'.
(noun.) the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public.
(noun.) the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); 'he is currently suffering financial embarrassments'.
编辑:菲利普--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness.
(n.) Difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to pay debts.
乔斯林编辑
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. Perplexity, difficulty, entanglement.[2]. Trouble, distress, vexation, plague.[3]. Confusion, abashment.
唐纳德录入
娱乐性解释：
See Difficulty.
整理:彼得
例句:
- In general she recoiled from touch or close approach with a mixture of embarrassment and coldness far from flattering to those who offered her aid. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Edward's embarrassment lasted some time, and it ended in an absence of mind still more settled. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- One does not blush to show modesty or embarrassment to others, but because the capillary circulation alters in response to stimuli. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- Somewhat daunted by this reception, Jo hesitated on the threshold, murmuring in much embarrassment. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- Mrs. Fisher continued to probe her embarrassment with an unflinching eye. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- He bowed rather awkwardly, and turning from her with a stranger's embarrassment, he met the doubtful light from the window. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- She paused with a slight falter of embarrassment, and Trenor, turning abruptly, fixed on her a look of growing intelligence. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- But don't suppose--oh, don't suppose--that the dreadful embarrassment of my situation was the uppermost idea in my mind! 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Richard saw his embarrassment. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- It was a most singular thing that the arrest was our embarrassment and not Mr. Skimpole's. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- I caused him embarrassment enough as it was, I am sure. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- She said, with blushing embarrassment, Thank you: you are very kind. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- The young man listened with considerable embarrassment. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- He said with some embarrassment, holding the handle of the door, Shall I have the honour of finding you here, miss? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- I grant that in the rigid political conditions prevailing to-day a new issue is an embarrassment, perhaps a hindrance to the procedure of political life. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- She evidently knows more of her husband's character and her husband's embarrassments than I have suspected up to this time. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Many difficulties and embarrassments have been encountered in the work. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Even at a hint about embarrassments, Sir Pitt Crawley was off and alarmed. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
整理:鲁道夫