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em·bar·rass 英ɪm'bærəs美ɪm'bærəs COCA²³⁷⁴⁴⁶BNC¹⁷³⁹⁹⁵⁺² 基本双解英英辨析搭配短语近义反义句型用法例句 vt.使窘迫²¹;使尴尬³⁷;使为难¹⁴vi.窘迫²⁸三单embarrasses;原型embarra的复数副词embarrassedly过去分词embarrassed现在分词embarrassing三单embarrasses v.动词 vt. & vi. 使窘迫; 使局促不安cause to awkward or upset vt. 使复杂化complicate vt. 使拮据cause to have difficulties with money vt. 使困难make difficult Verb: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscioushinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;His brother blocked him at every turn v.动词 embarrass, abash, discomfit, disconcert, rattle这组词都有“使窘迫”的意思。它们的区别是:abash指使人感到羞愧、自卑或自我反省; discomfit指打乱对方计划,挫伤对方自尊心,以使别人狼狈或难堪; disconcert指使人在短时间内仓皇失措,失去信心; embarrass指产生妨碍某人的自由、思考、说话或行动的影响或作用; rattle在口语中更强调狼狈与慌张,暗示情绪激动,因而思维混乱,举止失常。 puzzle,bewilder,confuse,embarrass,perplex,baffle,confound,distract这些动词均有“使困惑、迷惑、糊涂、伤脑筋”之意。 puzzle侧重使人难于理解、困惑、伤脑筋。 bewilder语气强烈,指因迷不解或惊愕而慌乱,不知所措,无法清醒地思考。 confuse语气较弱,指由于混淆、混乱而糊涂。 embarrass常指因处境或困难问题而感到窘迫、局促不安或焦急而不知所措。 perplex除困惑外,还含焦虑或缺乏把握之意,因而难于作出决定,无从下手处理。 baffle语气最强,多指遇见奇怪情景或复杂困难情况时所产生的惶恐困惑心理。 confound常指人惊慌失措和狼狈不堪。 distract主要用于注意力分散、思想矛盾或过分激动时产生的昏乱。 用作动词 v. ~+名词embarrass discussion使讨论复杂化embarrass sb's freedom妨碍某人的自由embarrass one's movement妨碍某人的行动embarrass an opponent使对手难堪~+副词embarrass easily容易感到局促不安embarrass financially使经济窘迫embarrass greatly使非常局促~+介词be embarrassed at such a request这样的请求使某人为难be embarrassed by debts for years债务缠身有多年be embarrassed by sb's praise因为某人的表扬而感窘迫be embarrassed in economy经济困难be embarrassed in the presence of stranger在陌生人面前发窘be embarrassed with the home task为家庭作业大伤脑筋be embarrassed with this work对此工作感到棘手 用作动词v. embarrass by v.+prep.
使…困难 make difficult embarrass with v.+prep.
以…难住 confuse embarrass sb/sth with sthHe embarrassed me with a difficult question.他出了一道难题把我难住了。 Seeing he was embarrassed with his luggage,I offered to help him.我看见他带着行李不方便,就主动去帮他。 I am greatly embarrassed with this work.这工作使我大伤脑筋。近义词 make做clog阻塞shame羞愧snarl吼叫roast烤肉block街区faze使担忧hinder阻碍pose摆姿势tangle缠结burden负担thwart反对impede妨碍hamper妨碍dismay沮丧puzzle难题baffle困惑abash使羞愧fluster慌乱show up揭露involve包含addle使腐坏obstruct阻隔encumber妨害handicap障碍disgrace耻辱distract分散perplex使困惑nonplus使困惑frustrate挫败confuse使困惑confound使困惑straiten使为难rattle嘎嘎作响bewilder 使迷惑intricate复杂的blockadeC封锁discomfit 使懊恼disconcert使困惑discompose使不安mortify 使 … 受辱humiliate使 … 蒙羞entangle 使 … 纠缠complicate使复杂化self-conscious自觉的stymy 使 … 处于困难境…stymie 使 … 处于困难境…ill-at-ease局促不安的; 不自在的… 用作动词v. 用作不及物动词 S+~+AGirls embarrass easily.女孩子遇事容易感到局促不安。 Mother embarrassed when the children started laughing in the middle of the service.礼拜做到一半,孩子们开始笑了起来,母亲为此感到不好意思。 用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.The teacher always embarrasses the students.那位老师总是使学生们局促不安。 Her evident joy at his return somewhat embarrassed him.她一见到他回来就喜形于色使他有点不好意思。 A series of revelations has embarrassed the government.一连串事件的揭露使政府很难堪。 The long sleeves of her dress embarrassed her movements.她衣服的长袖子妨碍她的行动。 Lack of trucks embarrassed the army's movements.卡车的缺少阻碍了军队的行程。 She was embarrassed when they asked her age.当他们问及她的年龄时她感到很窘。 She was embarrassed when they kept telling her how clever she was.当他们不停地说她非常聪明时,她很不好意思。 It was embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.他太难堪,没有给他妻子谈起他的工作。 We believe the company will be seriously embarrassed if it does not get the loan.我们认为如果这家公司得不到这笔贷款,势必陷入严重的经济困难。 v.动词
embarrass作“使窘迫; 使难为情”解时,常指阻碍别人自由表达思想、言语或行动的某种影响,暗示或者强调一种使人窘迫或紧张、受约束的后果。由此引申为“使某人的计划或行动受阻、受困扰”。 embarrass可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动语态。 动词99%,名词1% He wasembarrassedby many debts.他被很多债务弄得焦灼不安。用作不及物动词Eye contact may convey sincerity and attentiveness in Western cultures but too much eye contact may embarrass people in some Oriental cultures.在西方文化,目光接触能传递真诚和关注,但太多的目光接触在某些东方文化中则令人窘迫。 True, job interviews are rife with opportunities for you to embarrass yourself, but hiring managers are more forgiving than you might think.不错,面试中充溢了令人窘迫的陷阱,不过招聘经理可比你想象的要宽容。 |