embarrass [ T ] 使困窘, 使局促不安, 阻碍, 麻烦
to make sb feel shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situation; to cause problems or difficulties for sb
使得某人感到害羞,窘迫或惭愧,特别是在社交场合;对某人引起问题或困难
It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night.
► embarrassing adj. : It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.
►►令人为难的,形容词:关于如此的车祸告诉完全陌生的人对孩子来讲是很令人为难的 | ► embarrassment noun [ U , C ]: Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody in the room had heard her.
► 困窘, 阻碍,名词:她意识到房间里的每一个人已经听说她的事情 |
humiliate [ T ] 羞辱, 使丢脸, 耻辱
to make sb feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people
There was no need to humiliate herself over something so petty.
► humiliating adj. : a humiliating defeat It was the most humiliating night of his life.
► 羞辱性的,形容词:一场羞辱性的挫折,这是他生命中最令人感到羞辱性的晚上。 |
► humiliation noun [ U , C ]: She suffered the humiliation of being criticized in public.
► 羞辱, 蒙耻,名词:在大庭广众之下,她遭受如此批评的羞辱。 |
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