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词汇 embarrassed
释义 embarrassed
adjective
uk /ɪmˈbær.əst/ us /ɪmˈber.əst/
B1
feeling ashamed or shy: 窘迫的,尴尬的;害羞的
embarrassed aboutShe felt embarrassed about undressing in front of the doctor.在医生面前脱衣服让她觉得很尴尬。
[ + to infinitive ]I was too embarrassed to admit that I was scared.我不好意思承认我给吓坏了。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

ashamed
ashamedHe was ashamed that he had been caught stealing.
embarrassedI was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong.
abashedShe looked at the floor, abashed.
shamefacedHe stood shamefaced at the door, looking at the vase he had just knocked to the ground.
sheepishShe startled, then gave him a sheepish smile as she picked up her dropped papers.
 financially embarrassedmainly UKhumorous
having no money: 一文不名的,一贫如洗的
He was often financially embarrassed but never suffered real hardship.
She seemed faintly embarrassed to see us there.看到我们在那儿她似乎有点儿尴尬。
You have no idea how embarrassed I was.你不知道我当时有多尴尬。
He was so embarrassed - his face went brick-red .
She looked a bit embarrassed by all the praise.
I was too embarrassed to admit that I'd forgotten.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Ashamed and embarrassed
abash
abashed
ashamed
awkward
awkwardly
guiltiness
hangdog
have egg on your faceidiom
humbling
humblingly
mortify
mortifying
not know where to put yourselfidiom
pride
self-mortification
sheepishness
silly
smallness
squirm
swallow your prideidiom

Examples of embarrassed


embarrassed
Embarrassed for our discipline in that hypothetical world, we decided to write the article.
Some patients are less embarrassed and more willing to reveal information while communicating online rather than in person.
A somewhat clinical, earnest, tight-lipped, almost embarrassed, tone often characterizes their discourse on this topic.
In the final scene, an interviewer asks one man if he is embarrassed by the way he talks.
After the performance, curiously, some of the audience seemed embarrassed wondering who to be applauded.
Both of these characters are embarrassed by any fuss about their sacrifices.
But there were credible philosophical reasons not to be too much embarrassed by these lapses of realism.
It is an embarrassed and embarrassing category from which the beautiful, the tasteful, the artistic, must be constantly separated and dusted off.
This was because she was afraid of dealing with ' official people ' with whom she felt she could be easily embarrassed.
Turnout may be overstated in survey data as respondents may feel embarrassed about not fulfilling their civic duty.
He was clearly embarrassed but would not drop the subject.
Typically, he is surprised and embarrassed to find out that he did confuse my siblings' names - again.
The participants in this study explained that they often felt angry and disappointed with themselves, and uncomfortable and embarrassed about their sensory loss.
The one is highly embarrassed by someone jumping the cue, the other gets furious about men's socks which are too short.
The young author soon realises that most educated speakers of her language are embarrassed to be caught reading or writing in 'vernacular'.
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