embarrassing
adjective /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
- making you feel shy, uncomfortable or ashamed
使人害羞的（或难堪的、惭愧的） - an embarrassing moment/situation
尴尬的时刻/局面 - an embarrassing mistake/gaffe
令人尴尬的错误/过失 - an embarrassing question
一个令人难堪的问题 - embarrassing for somebody I didn't want to risk making the rest of the evening painfully embarrassing for both of us.
我不想冒险让今晚剩下的时间让我们俩都难堪。 - embarrassing to do something His terrible acting is just embarrassing to watch.
他糟糕的演技让人看着尴尬。 - embarrassing (for somebody) (to do something) It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.
让孩子们向素不相识的人讲述这样的事情可能是难为了他们。 - embarrassing doing something It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.
非得在众人面前唱歌太令人难为情了。
Topics Feelingsb1- I found the whole evening intensely embarrassing.
我感觉整个晚上让人极度尴尬。 - It was acutely embarrassing for us all.
这对我们所有人来说都极为尴尬。 - My mother's presence made the situation even more embarrassing.
母亲在场使局面更加令人尴尬。 - a deeply embarrassing moment
非常令人尴尬的时刻
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- to
- an embarrassing moment/situation
- causing somebody to look stupid, dishonest, etc.
使显得愚蠢的（或不诚实的等） - This EU ruling puts Britain in a very embarrassing position.
欧盟的这一裁决让英国处于非常尴尬的境地。 - to be potentially/politically embarrassing
潜在的/政治上的尴尬 - embarrassing to somebody The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.
这份报告可能会让政府非常尴尬。 - embarrassing for somebody Such action by a NATO ally would be extremely embarrassing for the United States.
北约盟国的这种行动对美国来说将是极其尴尬的。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- to
- This EU ruling puts Britain in a very embarrassing position.