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| /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ |
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| 1 | making you feel nervous , ashamed , or stupid 让人不安的；让人难堪的；令人尴尬的 |
| The situation was most embarrassing. 这一情形让人非常难堪。 |
| I wish he wouldn’ t ask such embarrassing questions. 我希望他不会问这么令人难堪的问题。 |
| | 1a | used for describing something that is very bad 糟糕的 | | This performance was embarrassing. 这场表演糟糕极了。 | |
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| 2 | causing problems for someone , especially an organization or politician 给（尤指组织或政客等）惹麻烦的 |
| a scandal that could prove embarrassing for the government 可能会给政府招来麻烦的丑闻 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| embarrassingly adv |
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| Words frequently used with embarrassing | | embarrassing 的常见搭配词 | | adverbs | acutely, deeply, highly, intensely, terribly, | 1 | | | |
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