em.bar.rass
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:例句: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
来源: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- in- [在…里] 源自 拉丁语 *参见 en-Vulgar Latin *barra [bar] 俗拉丁语 *barra [阻碍]
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embar.rassedly
adv.(副词)embar.rassingly
adv.(副词)<参考词汇><同义词>embarrass,abash,chagrin,discomfit,disconcert,faze,rattle同义词>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。.: 例句:was embarrassed by her child`s tantrum;被她孩子的乱发脾气弄得不知所措;
例句:felt abashed at the extravagant praise;对过分的表扬感到脸红;
例句: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;
例句:was discomfited by the sudden personal question;被这突来的个人问题弄得很不自在;
例句:is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks;被这挖苦的评论搞得很困窘;
例句:refuses to be fazed by your objections;不愿让你的反对搞得狼狈;
例句: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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