及物動詞:使尷尬、使爲難
常見搭配詞:
- be embarrassed about something
因為自己的行為或某事 感到尷尬或丟臉
例句:She was embarrassed about her poor performance at the talent show.
她為自己在選秀節目中的糟糕表現感到尷尬。 - be embarrassed for somebody (+形容詞子句)
為別人(的行為)而感到尷尬(為別人尷尬)
例句:He was embarrassed for his friend who fell asleep during the movie.
他朋友看電影時睡著了,他為他感到尷尬。 - be embarrassed by somebody
因為別人的行為,覺得自己很丟臉
例句:They were embarrassed by their parents’ behavior at the restaurant.
他們父母在餐廳的行為,讓他們覺得很丟臉。 - embarrass someone (by doing something)
(藉由做…)使某人難堪
例句:The teacher embarrassed the student by pointing out her mistakes in front of the class.
老師當著全班同學的面指出她的錯誤,讓她很尷尬。 - become embarrassed / to start feeling embarrassed
變得尷尬 / 開始感到尷尬
例句:She became embarrassed when she realized she was the only one wearing a costume to the party.
當她意識到自己是唯一一個盛裝參加聚會的人時,她感到很尷尬。 - try to embarrass someone
故意使某人感到尷尬
例句:He was trying to embarrass his ex-girlfriend by bringing up embarrassing stories from their past.
他提起他們過去的丟臉的事,試圖讓他的前女友難堪。 - an embarrassing moment
令人尷尬的時刻
例句:That was an embarrassing moment.
那時候,真的很尷尬(那真是一個令人尷尬的時刻)。
例句:
- I was so embarrassed when I realized I had spinach in my teeth during the entire meeting.
當我意識到,在整個會議期間,我的齒縫裡有菠菜時,我感到非常尷尬。 - I didn’t mean to embarrass him when I told the story, but he took it the wrong way.
我講那個故事的時候,並不想讓他難堪,但他誤以為我是有意的。 - I was so embarrassed for my friend when she spilled her drink on the host’s carpet.
當我的朋友把飲料灑在房東的地毯上時,我感到非常尷尬。 - Her comment embarrassed him.
她的評論讓他很尷尬。 - He is easily embarrassed.
他很容易感到尷尬。 - He was embarrassed by his mistake.
他為自己的錯誤感到尷尬。 - She felt embarrassed about her blunder.
她為自己的錯誤感到尷尬。
同義詞:
- humiliate 羞辱、使丟臉 vt. humiliate 通常意味著故意讓某人感到羞恥,而 embarrass 可以指任何人感到尷尬或不舒服的情況。
例句:She was humiliated by his public criticism.
他公開批評她,使她感到羞辱。 - fluster 使慌亂、使緊張不安 vt. 表示讓某人失去鎮靜,除了感到尷尬之外,還可以指感到困惑或迷失方向。
例句:The unexpected question flustered the speaker.
這個意外的問題讓演講者感到困窘。 - mortify 使感屈辱、使失面子 vt. 表示讓某人感到非常尷尬或羞愧,是一種特別強烈或長期的尷尬感,通常是由於某些被視為嚴重錯誤或失敗的事情。
例句:His parents’ constant meddling mortified him.
他的父母經常插手他的事情,這使他感到羞愧。 - disconcert 使困窘、使不安 vt. 表示讓某人感到困擾、不安或失去平衡。
例句:His unexpected arrival disconcerted her.
他的意外到來讓她感到困窘。 - unsettle 使不安、使困擾 vt. 表示讓某人感到不安或擾亂他們的情緒或思緒。
例句:The sudden change of plans unsettled everyone.
計劃的突然改變使所有人都感到不安。
衍生字:
- embarrassed 尷尬的、感到丟臉的
- embarrassing 令人尷尬的、使人難堪的 adj.
- embarrassingly 令人尴尬地、使人難堪地 adv.
- embarrassment 尷尬、侷促不安、令人尷尬的事 n.