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em·bar·rass AHD[ĕm-bărʹəs] D.J.[emˈbærəs]K.K.[ɛmˈbærəs]v.tr.(及物动词)em.bar.rassed, em.bar.rass.ing, em.bar.rass.es - To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert:使窘迫,使局促不安:使…觉得不好意思或不舒服;使困窘:Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child.遇见大人使这个害羞的孩子很困窘
- To involve in or hamper with financial difficulties.使财政困难,使负债:使卷入经济问题或以经济问题阻碍
- To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede.妨碍,阻碍:以问题或困难妨碍;阻碍
- To complicate.使复杂
- French embarrasser [to encumber, hamper] 法语 embarrasser [阻碍,妨碍]
- from Spanish embarazar 源自 西班牙语 embarazar
- from Italian imbarazzare 源自 意大利语 imbarazzare
- from imbarazzo [obstacle, obstruction] 源自 imbarazzo [障碍,阻塞]
- from imbarrare [to block, bar] 源自 imbarrare [堵塞,阻碍]
- in- [in] from Latin * see en- 1in- [在…里] 源自 拉丁语 * 参见 en-1
- Vulgar Latin *barra [bar] 俗拉丁语 *barra [阻碍]
embarʹrassedly adv.(副词)embarʹrassingly adv.(副词)embarrass, abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze, rattle- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to cause someone to feel self-conscious and uneasy": 这些动词所共有的中心意思是“使某人感到害羞的和不自然的。”: was embarrassed by her child's tantrum;被她孩子的乱发脾气弄得不知所措;felt abashed at the extravagant praise;对过分的表扬感到脸红;will be chagrined if his confident prediction fails;如果他的充满信心的预测落空了,会觉得很懊恼的;was discomfited by the sudden personal question;被这突来的个人问题弄得很不自在;is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks;被这挖苦的评论搞得很困窘;refuses to be fazed by your objections;不愿让你的反对搞得狼狈;isn't easily rattled before an audience. 在一位听众面前喋喋不休并不容易
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