单词 | embarrassment |
释义 | embarrassment 1.(feeling of shame and self-consciousness)难堪;尴尬;局促不安 It is a source of embarrassment to Londoners that the standard of food is so low.食品标准太低, 这是伦敦人感到难堪的一个原因。 We apologise for any embarrassment this may have caused.我们对由此可能造成的尴尬表示道歉。 embarrassment about sth因某事感到的尴尬 his deep embarrassment about his poverty-stricken upbringing他对自己出身穷苦家庭的深深窘迫 to sb's embarrassment令某人尴尬的是 Muscat, much to his embarrassment, failed to score.使他感到非常尴尬的是, 马斯喀特没有得分。 2.(embarrassing event, situation)令人难堪的事(或局面) It was a political embarrassment.这是一则政治丑闻。 an ambitious road project that turned into a national embarrassment后来令整个国家难堪的一项雄心勃勃的公路建设计划 to be an embarrassment to sb令某人尴尬(或难堪) The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.贫困数字毫无疑问令总统难堪。 3.(embarrassing person)令人难堪的人;使人为难的人 Their children are an embarrassment.他们的孩子令人难堪。 to be an embarrassment to sb是让某人难堪的人 His wife's family were an embarrassment to him.他妻子的家人让他难堪。 4.<正式>(financial)经济窘迫;拮据 Times were difficult, and the government was in some financial embarrassment.年景不好, 政府在财政上有些拮据。 idiom ◆an embarrassment of riches<正式>多得难以选择的好东西 The art gallery's problem is an embarrassment of riches, with nowhere to put most of their treasures.这家美术馆的问题是藏品太丰富, 大部分珍品无处陈列。 They have an embarrassment of riches in terms of good players.他们的优秀运动员太多了, 不知道选哪一个。 |
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