embarrass

🇺🇸 /ɪmˈbærəs/ 🇬🇧 /ɪmˈbærəs/
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标签 TOP10000CEFR-C2
verb
R

to make someone feel shy or ashamed

It might embarrass her to speak in front of a large crowd.

在众人面前讲话可能会让她感到尴尬。

R

to cause problems for someone

The questions were meant to embarrass the speaker during the debate.

这些问题旨在让演讲者在辩论中难堪。

translation

v. 使尴尬, 使陷入困境

词形变化

3rd Present embarrasses
Past embarrassed
Perfect embarrassed
Progressive embarrassing