基本释义
- adj.
- 令人尴尬/难堪的; 使显得愚蠢的
词性变化
- 副词:embarrassingly;
实用例句
The play was embarrassingly bad.
这出戏很糟，令人难堪。
牛津词典
The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.
这份报告可能会让政府非常尴尬。
牛津词典
It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.
非得在众人面前唱歌太令人难为情了。
牛津词典
It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.
让孩子们向素不相识的人讲述这样的事情可能是难为了他们。
牛津词典
an embarrassing mistake/question/situation
令人难堪的错误 / 问题 / 处境
牛津词典
That was an embarrassing situation for me...
那种情形让我难堪。
Men find it embarrassing to be honest.
实话实说让男人觉得难为情。
He has put the Bonn government in an embarrassing position...
他将波恩政府置于窘地。
The speech was deeply embarrassing to Cabinet ministers.
这席话让内阁大臣们非常难堪。
The spokesman voiced the feeling of the crowd.
这位发言人表达了群众的感情.
期刊摘选
Embarrassing questions cause discomfort.
尴尬的问题会使人感到不安.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing.
听了他讲的笑话,都没人笑一下, 真是太尴尬了.
《简明英汉词典》
It's rather embarrassing; I don't know how to bring it up.
这事有点碍口, 不好说.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
It was an embarrassing situation, but they carried it off well.
这是一个尴尬的局面, 但是他们成功地应付过去了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
I would have liked him to give me a hand, but found it embarrassing to ask.
我想找他帮忙, 又不好意思张嘴.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name.
当时我完全忘记了她的名字,很是尴尬.
《简明英汉词典》
It was an embarrassing situation, but she managed to laugh it off.
那个场面很尴尬, 可她一笑摆脱了窘境.
《简明英汉词典》
She always dredges up that embarrassing story.
她老是翻出那件令人尴尬的事.
《简明英汉词典》
He tried to evade the embarrassing question.
他企图回避这令人难堪的问题.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
It is embarrassing to have someone looking over your shoulder while you're at work, as though you could not be trusted.
你工作时有人严密监视着, 好像你不可靠似的,这真叫人难堪.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Having lost my money, I was in an embarrassing position.
我丟了钱, 处境很窘.
《简明英汉词典》
It was acutely embarrassing for us all.
这让我们全体感到非常尴尬.
《简明英汉词典》
He laughed off the embarrassing situation.
他对那尴尬的处境付之一笑.
《简明英汉词典》
I found the whole evening intensely embarrassing.
我感觉整个晚上让人极度尴尬.
《简明英汉词典》
It's not feasible to comply, but a bit embarrassing to refuse.
答应吧,办不到;不答应吧, 又有点难为情.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
I had one of my most embarrassing moments in panto in Nottingham.
在诺丁汉我经历了自己在童话剧演出中最尴尬的时刻之一。
柯林斯例句
She could threaten to play her trump card, an autobiography of embarrassing disclosures.
她可能会威胁要拿出她的杀手锏：出自传来爆料糗事。
柯林斯例句
His people came up with a load of embarrassing information.
他的部下亮出一大堆令人尴尬的资料来。
柯林斯例句
It was embarrassing and sad to see this man reduced to a mumbling wreck.
看见这个人变得口齿不清、弱不禁风，真是让人既难堪又悲哀。
柯林斯例句
Men find it embarrassing to be honest.
实话实说让男人觉得难为情。
柯林斯例句
真题例句
Its statistics look embarrassing.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also embarrassing moment.
出自-2014年6月听力原文"It can be very hard to forget embarrassing moments," says Donohue.
2017年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BMany embarrassing situations could be avoided.
出自-2010年12月听力原文Products which are potentially embarrassing to buy also do well in the virtual environment.
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CThe more embarrassing or shameful the secret is, the juicier the gossip it makes.
2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down.
2015年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section ⅡIt is financially terrifying, psychologically embarrassing and you know that support is minimal and extraordinarily hard to get.
2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section ⅡThe emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.
2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ英英释义
1. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment;
"awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"
"an awkward pause followed his remark"
"a sticky question"
"in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"
2. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation;
"the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"
"it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"