065、embarrass K.K: [ ] IPA: [ ]
v. 使窘迫，使困惑，使困难 ★★★★★

Making speeches in public always embarrasses me.
公开演讲总是让我不好意思。
Are you trying to embarrass me?
你是想让我难堪吗？

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☆ Don’t embarrass them with personal questions.
不要问有关个人隐私的问题，以免他们感到尴尬。
☆ The decline of sales embarrassed the company.
销路下降使公司陷入财政困难。
☆ Meeting adults always embarrassed the shy child.
遇见大人总是让这个害羞的孩子很困窘。
☆ I didn’t mean to embarrass you. I just wanted to ask you a question.
我不是想要让你难堪，我只是想问你一个问题。

embarrassed adj. 难堪的，不好意思的，感到为难的 ★★★★★
☆ When he got married, Ray was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
雷结婚时，因为怕难堪，他对妻子只字不提有关自己职业的事。
☆ I was embarrassed when she praised me.
她表扬我的时候，我很不好意思。
☆ I was embarrassed by their compliment.
对他们的称赞，我感到很不安。
☆ She felt embarrassed at the sight of her old boyfriend.
她看到以前的男朋友时觉得很尴尬。

embarrassing adj. 令人为难的，令人困窘的 ★★★★★
☆ The reporter asked the president several embarrassing questions.
记者问了总裁几个令人困窘的问题。
☆ What is your most embarrassing moment?
你什么时候最尴尬？
☆ It was very embarrassing to not have enough money to pay the bill!
没有足够的钱付账是非常尴尬的。

embarrassment n. 窘迫, 为难；令人困窘、不安的人或事 ★★★★★
☆ He’s an embarrassment to his family.
他是家中叫人为难的人。
☆ I tried to ease her embarrassment by telling her everyone cries in public sometimes.
我告诉她人人都会有在公众场合哭的时候，试图缓解她的困窘。
☆ His company never recovered from its financial embarrassment.
他的公司再没有从财政拮据中恢复过来。