embarrass

简明英汉词典

embarrass

[im5bArEs]

vt.

使困窘, 使局促不安, 阻碍, 麻烦

美国传统词典[双解]

embarrass

em.bar.rass

AHD:[μm-b2r“…s]

D.J.[em6b#r*s]

K.K.[Wm6b#r*s]

v.tr.（及物动词）

em.bar.rassed， em.bar.rass.ing， em.bar.rass.es

(1)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

(2)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

(3)To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede.

妨碍，阻碍：以问题或困难妨碍；阻碍

(4)To complicate.

使复杂

语源

(1)French embarrasser [to encumber, hamper]

法语 embarrasser [阻碍，妨碍]

(2)from Spanish embarazar

源自 西班牙语 embarazar

(3)from Italian imbarazzare

源自 意大利语 imbarazzare

(4)from imbarazzo [obstacle, obstruction]

源自 imbarazzo [障碍，阻塞]

(5)from imbarrare [to block, bar]

源自 imbarrare [堵塞，阻碍]

(6)in- [in] from Latin * see en- 1

in- [在…里] 源自 拉丁语 *参见 en-1

(7)Vulgar Latin *barra [bar]

俗拉丁语 *barra [阻碍]

继承用法

embar“rassedly

adv.（副词）

embar“rassingly

adv.（副词）

参考词汇

(1)embarrass， abash， chagrin， discomfit， disconcert， faze， rattle

(2)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

现代英汉词典

embarrass

[Im5bArEs]

vt.

(1)使窘迫；使为难

When I began to sing, he laughed and made me embarrassed.

我开始唱歌时，他大笑起来，使我感到很窘。

(2)使感到拮据

He was embarrassed by debts.

他因债务而局促不安。

现代英汉综合大辞典

embarrass

[im5bArEs]

vt.

(1)使窘迫, 使困惑, 使为难

(2)使负债, 使财政困难

(3)使(问题)复杂化

(4)妨碍, 阻碍

be [feel] embarrassed

局促不安

The decline of sales embarrassed the company.

销路下降使公司陷于财政困难。

Embarrassed by his heavy luggage, he could not walk fast.

由于受到笨重行李的拖累, 他走不快。

参考词汇

embarrass abash discomfit disconcert

都含“使困窘”、“ 使局促不安” 的意思。

(1)embarrass 指“因使不安以致言语行为显得很不自然”, 如:

I was embarrassed by their compliment.

对他们的称赞我感到很不安。

(2)abash 指“使感到困惑或羞愧”, 如:

I stood abashed at his rebuke.

面对他的斥责我感到无地自容。

(3)discomfit 指“计划或期望受挫后而感到困窘或 狼狈”, 如:

He was discomfited by the unexpected questions.

意料不到的问题使得他十分尴尬。

(4)disconcert指“由于很快失去冷静而仓皇失措”,如:

Forgetting his speech disconcerted the speaker.

忘了演讲词使得这位讲演者手足无措。

用法词典

embarrass

来自西班牙语embarazar