embarrassing

英 [ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ]

美 [ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ]

adj.  使人害羞的(或难堪的、惭愧的); 使显得愚蠢的(或不诚实的等)
v.  (尤指在社交场合)使窘迫，使尴尬; 使困惑; 使为难; 使陷入困境
embarrass的现在分词

现在分词：embarrassing　

TEM8

Oxford 3000 / BNC.5241 / COCA.5663

牛津词典

adj.

• 使人害羞的（或难堪的、惭愧的）
  making you feel shy, awkward or ashamed
  1. an embarrassing mistake/question/situation
     令人难堪的错误 / 问题 / 处境
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• 使显得愚蠢的（或不诚实的等）
  causing sb to look stupid, dishonest, etc.
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人害羞的;让人难堪的;令人尴尬的
  Something that isembarrassingmakes you feel shy or ashamed.
  1. That was an embarrassing situation for me...
     那种情形让我难堪。
  2. Men find it embarrassing to be honest.
     实话实说让男人觉得难为情。
• ADJ-GRADED 惹麻烦的;使难堪的
  Something that isembarrassing toa public figure such as a politician or an organization such as a political party causes problems for them.
  1. He has put the Bonn government in an embarrassing position...
     他将波恩政府置于窘地。
  2. The speech was deeply embarrassing to Cabinet ministers.
     这席话让内阁大臣们非常难堪。

英英释义

adj

• hard to deal with
  1. awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
  2. an awkward pause followed his remark
  3. a sticky question
  4. in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
  Synonym:awkwardstickyunenviable
• causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
  1. the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles
  2. it was mortifying to know he had heard every word
  Synonym:mortifying

双语例句

• It can be very embarrassing to have to listen to someone patting you on the back in public.
  不得已而需要在大庭广众之下听人赞扬自己会使你很窘。
• Today's council sessions have been carefully stage-managed to avoid embarrassing disclosures or signs of internal dissent.
  今天的理事会会议已经过精心安排，以避免爆出令人难堪的讯息或显示出内部不和的迹象。
• In an embarrassing climb-down, the Home Secretary lifted the deportation threat.
  内务大臣尴尬地作出让步，解除了将其驱逐出境的威胁。
• A brief but embarrassing silence ensued.
  紧接着是短暂却令人难堪的沉默。
• An embarrassing blunder nearly blighted his career before it got off the ground.
  一个令人难堪的疏忽几乎毁掉了他还没有起步的事业。
• It would be embarrassing to find myself ten francs short and be obliged to borrow from my guest.
  要是我差十法郎，不得不向客人借的话，那就太丢脸了。
• Embarrassing questions cause discomfort.
  尴尬的问题会使人感到不安。
• The speech was deeply embarrassing to Cabinet ministers.
  这席话让内阁大臣们非常难堪。
• She could threaten to play her trump card, an autobiography of embarrassing disclosures.
  她可能会威胁要拿出她的杀手锏：出自传来爆料糗事。
• It's rather embarrassing; I don't know how to bring it up.
  这事有点碍口，不好说。