单词 | embarrass |
释义 | embarrass /im'baeras; im'baerss/ vt [VP6A] 1 make to feel awkward or ashamed; cause mental discomfort or anxiety to: 使困窘; 使局促不安; 使焦急: ~ing questions; 令人困首的雨题; ~ed by lack of money. 因缺钱而窘迫。 2 (old use) hinder the movement of: (看用法)阻碍; 妨碍: He fell into the river and, because he was ~ed by his heavy overcoat, only just managed to swim to the bank. 他跌入河中,因受其厚大衣的妨碍,很勉强地游至岸边。 ~ing adj ~ingly adv ~-ment n [U] ~ing or being ~ed; [C] sth that ~es: 困窘; 扃促不安; 焦急; 阻碍; 令人困窘的事物: financial ments; 财务的困难; an ~ment (= an over-abundance) of riches. 财富过多的烦恼。 |
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