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词汇 example_english_embarrassed-silence
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embarrassed silence

collocation in English

meanings of embarrassedand silence


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embarrassed
adjective
uk /ɪmˈbær.əst/ us /ɪmˈber.əst/
feeling ashamed ...
See more at embarrassed
silence
noun
uk /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ us /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
a period without any sound; ...
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Examples of embarrassed silence


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There was no rebuke or disclaimer; only an embarrassedsilence.
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Our claims deserve better than an embarrassedsilence that contrasts with the welcome others receive.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Either one drops the whole thing in embarrassedsilence when predictions go wrong or one makes them happen.
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Hansard archive

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There was an embarrassedsilence all round the meeting.
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Even their negative noises of discord fall into embarrassedsilence whenever they are asked serious questions about the economy.
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There was a short embarrassedsilence, after which the conversation immediately returned to football.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
There was a short, embarrassedsilence, a peal of hearty laughter, and then we passed to serious subjects.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
There is just embarrassedsilence.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
They have preserved an embarrassedsilence.
From the
Hansard archive

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There was an embarrassedsilence.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Their embarrassedsilence spoke volumes.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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