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em.bar.rass objHIm5bAr7Es, $-5ber-v [T usually passive]to cause (someone) to feel anxious or uncomfortable使窘,使尴尬;使不好意思,使局促不安I was really embarrassed when I knocked the cup of tea over my teacher.我把茶打翻在老师身上的时候真是窘极了。He embarrassed everyone by saying the picture was dreadful.他说那张画糟糕透顶,使得每个人都很尴尬。(humorous) You might say you or someone else is financially embarrassed to avoid saying that you / they do not have enough money.(戏谑用法)拮据的,窘迫的,陷入困境的I'll have to pay you next week--I'm financially embarrassed at present.我不得不下周还你钱----目前我手头很拮据。
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