2N-COUNT 麻烦;难题;难堪的事 An embarrassment is an action, event, or situation which causes problems for a politician, political party, government, or other public group. 麻烦;难题;难堪的事
The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president. [+ to]
3N-SING 使人为难(或难堪)的人 If you refer to a person as an embarrassment, you mean that you disapprove of them but cannot avoid your connection with them. 使人为难(或难堪)的人 [disapproval]
You have been an embarrassment to us from the day Douglas married you. [+ to]
从道格拉斯娶你那天起,你就让我们非常难堪。
4PHRASE 好东西太多而成了问题 If you say that someone has an embarrassment of riches, you mean that they have so many good things that these things are a problem. 好东西太多而成了问题
The art gallery's problem is an embarrassment of riches, with nowhere to put most of them.
1feeling of being embarrassed困窘ADJECTIVE | VERB + EMBARRASSMENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤acute, considerable, great異常尷尬;相當尷尬;極度的窘迫➤total, utter極度為難;十足的尷尬▸➤slight略微的尷尬◇She smiled to hide her slight embarrassment.她微笑着掩蓋略微不自然的感覺。➤further更加尷尬▸➤obvious明顯的尷尬➤personal個人的難堪➤public當眾尷尬◇The agreement was made in secret to avoid public embarrassment.為避免當眾尷尬,協定是秘密簽訂的。VERB + EMBARRASSMENT➤feel感到尷尬◇I felt some embarrassment as we shook hands.我們握手時我感到有些尷尬。➤suffer遭遇尷尬◇He suffered great personal embarrassment after failing the tests.考試不及格使他個人感到莫大的難堪。➤cover, hide掩飾尷尬▸➤cause引起尷尬➤risk冒着尷尬的危險◇Pender decided to risk embarrassment and seek help.彭達決定尋求幫助,顧不上尷尬不尷尬了。➤avoid, prevent避免尷尬◇The government wishes to avoid further embarrassment over the affair.政府希望避免因這件事再度引起尷尬。➤blush with, flush with, squirm with (especially BrE) 因尷尬而臉紅/傻笑/忸怩◇I still squirm with embarrassment at the thought of it.一想到這件事我仍然局促不安。➤die from, die of (figurative) 尷尬得要死◇I could have died of embarrassment when I saw her standing behind me.看到她站在身後我尷尬得要命。➤ease, relieve減輕/緩解尷尬▸➤save sb, spare sb使某人免於尷尬◇Helen changed the subject to save me the embarrassment of replying.海倫改變了話題,使我免於回答的尷尬。PREPOSITION➤in embarrassment處於尷尬的狀態◇We all watched in silent embarrassment as Mr Rogers started to cry.羅傑斯先生哭了起來,我們都尷尬地默然看着。➤with embarrassment, without embarrassment尷尬地;不感到尷尬地◇I could finally talk about my problem without embarrassment.我終於可以坦然地談我的問題。➤embarrassment at因⋯產生的尷尬◇her embarrassment at being found out她因為被發現而感到的尷尬➤embarrassment over由於⋯產生的尷尬◇the government's embarrassment over the affair政府因這件事感到的尷尬PHRASES➤(much) to sb's embarrassment令某入 ( 非常 ) 尷尬的是◇Much to his embarrassment, Mike realized that a small crowd was watching him.令邁克非常尷尬的是,他意識到一小群人正注視着他。➤feelings of embarrassment尷尬的感覺▸➤a flush of embarrassment因尷尬而臉紅◇A flush of embarrassment came to her cheeks.她尷尬得漲紅了臉。➤a source of embarrassment尷尬的原因embarrassment
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2sb/sth that makes you embarrassed令人困窘的人或事ADJECTIVE | VERB + EMBARRASSMENT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤great, huge, major, serious, severe (especially BrE) 令人相當尷尬的人/事;令人極為難堪的人/事▸➤potential可能令人尷尬的人/事▸➤financial, political, social經濟上令人難堪的事;政治上令人尷尬的事;社交上令人難為情的人/事➤national舉國感到尷尬◇The president became a national embarrassment.總統讓全國感到尷尬。VERB + EMBARRASSMENT➤be, become, prove是令人尷尬的事;變成令人難堪的事;證明是令人羞愧的事◇The protests were becoming something of an embarrassment to the government.抗議活動讓政府頗為尷尬。➤consider sb/sth認為⋯尷尬PREPOSITION➤embarrassment for對⋯來說是尷尬的事◇The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.這一事件令所有相關人員都感到非常尷尬。➤embarrassment to令⋯處境尷尬的人◇The poor child was considered an embarrassment to his family.這個可憐的孩子被認為是家庭的累贅。