embarrass

vt.& vi.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安；（使）困难

verb

1. （尤指在社交场合）使窘迫，使尴尬
   to make sb feel shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situation
   1. Her questions about my private life embarrassed me.
      她询问我的私生活使我感到很尴尬。
   2. I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends.
      我并没想当着他的朋友吻他而使他感到难堪。
   3. It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night.
      夜里在走廊上遇见陌生男人使她感到很不好意思。
2. 使困惑；使为难；使陷入困境
   to cause problems or difficulties for sb
   1. The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister.
      这个发言是故意为难首相。

过去式:embarrassed 过去分词:embarrassed 现在分词:embarrassing 第三人称单数:embarrasses

embarrass 窘迫

em-, 进入，使。bar, 阻止。-ass, 大词后缀，见largess.

1. He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down
   他已拿定主意：他不想令运动陷入困窘的境地，因此决心辞职。
2. I did not embarrass her with my effusions.
   我并没有太过热情而让她为难。
3. His clumsiness embarrassed him
   他因自己的笨拙而感到尴尬。
4. It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on.
   对所发生的事情一无所知，这让他很难堪。
5. The Republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program
   共和党人企图通过阻挠总统的经济计划使其难堪。
6. The Government has been embarrassed by the affair.
   这件事给政府出了难题。
7. This is simply to embarrass me.
   这简直是要我的好看。
8. Since you insist, I'll embarrass myself and sing for you.
   一定要我唱，就只好献丑了。
9. Your partner could make you angry if they steal your thunder or embarrass you in front of others.
   如果你的伴侣抢了你的风头，或是在众人面前让你尴尬，这会惹怒你。
10. I won't embarrass you, I promise.
    我不会让你难堪的，我保证。
11. Are you trying to embarrass me in front of my friend?
    你要在我朋友面前使我难堪么？
12. I didn't mean to embarrass you. I just wanted to ask you a question.
    我不是想要让你难堪，我只是想问你一个问题。
13. I hope I didn't embarrass you in front of your friends.
    我希望我没有让你在朋友面前感到难堪。
14. Are you afraid I'll embarrass you?
    你怕我让你丢人吗？
15. You'd better watch your table manners. Don't embarrass yourself and me.
    你最好能注意一下自己的餐桌礼仪，不要让你自己和我尴尬。
16. Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections.
    试图通过嘲笑、质问和拒绝而使人窘迫的人。
17. Or I'm gonna embarrass you personally.
    要么我要亲自为难你。
18. Hey! I don't want to embarrass you but I gotta do this.
    嘿！我不想让你难堪，可我非得这样做不可。
19. She leagued with her mother to embarrass me.
    她和她妈妈联合起来叫我下不了台。
20. I don't want to embarrass you and give you up.
    不想难为你，又不想放弃你。
21. He said if I played, I'd just embarrass myself.
    他说即使我打了棒球也只会给自己难堪。
22. I beg of you, you embarrass me.
    请原谅，你让我窘迫不安。
23. You'd think that would embarrass me but you see, I'm maxed out.
    你以为我这副打扮会无地自容，实际上我拿了最高分。
24. I can't carry a tune. I don't want to embarrass myself or him.
    我唱歌走调。我不想令我自己或他尴尬。
25. You should avoid mentioning anything that may embarrass her.
    你应该避免提到任何可能使她尴尬的事。
26. Maybe she's trying to use him or embarrass him.
    可能她是要利用他或者让他难堪。
27. I might embarrass you with this, but I think you and Ellen would make great parents.
    我这么说可能会让你感觉尴尬，但我真的想说，你和艾伦真的很适合带小孩。
28. Don't tell me what I already know. don't embarrass me.
    别跟我说我早就知道的东西，别让我尴尬。
29. But there was nobody there to embarrass but myself.
    但是除了我自己没有人感到不安。
30. Don't embarrass me in front of your friends.
    别让我在你的朋友面前难堪。