Embarrassment
[ɪm'bærəsmənt;em-] or [ɪm'bærəsmənt]
解釋/意思:
(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'.
編輯:菲利普--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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.
乔斯林編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Perplexity, difficulty, entanglement.[2]. Trouble, distress, vexation, plague.[3]. Confusion, abashment.
唐纳德錄入
娱乐性解釋/意思：
See Difficulty.
整理:彼得
例句/造句/用法:
- 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. 雪麗.
- Edward's embarrassment lasted some time, and it ended in an absence of mind still more settled. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- One does not blush to show modesty or embarrassment to others, but because the capillary circulation alters in response to stimuli. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Somewhat daunted by this reception, Jo hesitated on the threshold, murmuring in much embarrassment. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Mrs. Fisher continued to probe her embarrassment with an unflinching eye. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- 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. 雪麗.
- She paused with a slight falter of embarrassment, and Trenor, turning abruptly, fixed on her a look of growing intelligence. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- But don't suppose--oh, don't suppose--that the dreadful embarrassment of my situation was the uppermost idea in my mind! 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Richard saw his embarrassment. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- It was a most singular thing that the arrest was our embarrassment and not Mr. Skimpole's. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- I caused him embarrassment enough as it was, I am sure. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- She said, with blushing embarrassment, Thank you: you are very kind. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- The young man listened with considerable embarrassment. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- He said with some embarrassment, holding the handle of the door, Shall I have the honour of finding you here, miss? 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- 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. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- She evidently knows more of her husband's character and her husband's embarrassments than I have suspected up to this time. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Many difficulties and embarrassments have been encountered in the work. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Even at a hint about embarrassments, Sir Pitt Crawley was off and alarmed. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
整理:鲁道夫