中英词典:embrassing
形容词
1. 尴尬的
意思:使人感到难堪或尴尬的。
例句:
- It was an embrassing situation when she tripped and fell in front of everyone. (当她在众人面前绊倒摔倒时,那是个令人尴尬的情况。)
- He made an embrassing mistake during his speech. (他在演讲中犯了一个令人尴尬的错误。)
2. 令人为难的
意思:使人感到为难或困窘的。
例句:
- The interview questions put her in an embrassing position. (面试问题使她陷入了一个令人为难的境地。)
- She found herself in an embrassing situation where she had to choose between two good friends. (她发现自己处于一个两难境地,必须在两个好朋友之间做出选择。)
名词
1. 尴尬
意思:尴尬的状态或感觉。
例句:
- He couldn't hide his embrassing and discomfort. (他无法掩饰自己的尴尬和不适。)
- The situation was an embrassing for both parties involved. (这个情况对两方都很尴尬。)
2. 难堪
意思:令人感到难为情或尴尬的情况。
例句:
- She wanted to avoid any embrassings at the party. (她想避免在派对上出现任何难堪的事情。)
- The speaker tried to make a joke to lighten the embrassings. (演讲人试图开个玩笑来减轻尴尬。)
词语辨析
1. embarrassing vs. awkward
两个词都可以表示尴尬或令人为难的意思,但embarrassing更强调引起尴尬的情况或事件,而awkward则更侧重于描述让人感到尴尬或不自在的情感。
例句:
- It was embarrassing when she forgot her lines on stage. (她在舞台上忘词了,这真是令人尴尬。)
- The conversation became awkward when they realized they had nothing to talk about. (当他们意识到没有什么可聊的时候,谈话变得尴尬。)
2. embarrassing vs. humiliating
这两个词都可表示尴尬或羞辱,但embarrassing强调的是使人感到尴尬或尴尬的情况,而humiliating则更强调对个人尊严的损害。
例句:
- It was embarrassing to trip and fall in front of everyone. (在众人面前绊倒摔倒是令人尴尬的。)
- Being fired in front of the entire office was humiliating. (在整个办公室面前被解雇是令人羞辱的。)
词汇扩充
1. embarrassment (n.) 尴尬,困窘
例句:
- She couldn't hide her embarrassment when her phone rang during the meeting. (在会议期间,她无法掩饰自己的尴尬,因为电话响了。)
- The situation caused a lot of embarrassment for both parties. (这种情况给双方都带来了很多尴尬。)
2. embarrassingly (adv.) 令人尴尬地
例句:
- She forgot her own name, which was embarrassingly awkward. (她连自己的名字都忘了,这真是尴尬至极。)
- He stumbled embarrassingly in front of his crush. (他在心仪的人面前尴尬地绊倒了。)
近义词
1. awkward (adj.) 尴尬的
意思:使人感到尴尬、不自在或难堪的。
例句:
- The situation became awkward when they discovered they were wearing the same outfit. (当他们发现他们穿着同样的衣服时,情况变得尴尬起来。)
- He felt awkward at the party because he didn't know anyone. (由于他不认识任何人,他在派对上感到尴尬。)
2. uncomfortable (adj.) 不舒服的
意思:使人感到不自在、尴尬或困窘的。
例句:
- I felt uncomfortable when they started arguing in front of me. (当他们在我面前开始争吵时,我感到不自在。)
- The long silence made everyone uncomfortable. (长时间的沉默让每个人都感到不自在。)
反义词
comfortable (adj.) 舒服的,自在的
意思:使人感到舒适、自在或安心的。
例句:
- He felt comfortable in his new job because he had supportive colleagues. (由于有支持他的同事,他在新工作中感到很自在。)
- She made herself comfortable on the cozy couch. (她在舒适的沙发上让自己感到舒适。)
柯林斯词典
embarrassing (adj.)
意思:使人感到尴尬的
例句:
- It's embarrassing when you forget someone's name. (当你忘记某人的名字时,会感到尴尬。)
- The whole situation was embarrassing for her. (整个情况对她来说都很尴尬。)
牛津词典
embarrassing (adj.)
意思:使人感到尴尬的
例句:
- It was an embarrassing situation that she couldn't escape from. (她无法逃脱的情况很尴尬。)
- The incident was highly embarrassing for the company. (这个事件对公司来说非常尴尬。)
用法
1. 作为形容词的用法:
- It was embarrassing to see her trip and fall on stage. (看到她在舞台上绊倒摔倒是令人尴尬的。)
- The situation became embarrassing when they realized they were wearing matching outfits. (当他们意识到他们穿着相同的衣服时,情况变得尴尬。)
2. 作为名词的用法:
- Her face turned red with embarrassment. (她尴尬得脸红了。)
- He couldn't hide his embarrassment when he realized he had forgotten his own birthday. (当他意识到自己忘记了自己的生日时,他无法掩饰自己的尴尬。)
中英双语例句
- It was an embarrassing situation when she tripped and fell in front of everyone. (当她在众人面前绊倒摔倒时,那是个令人尴尬的情况。)
- He made an embarrassing mistake during his speech. (他在演讲中犯了一个令人尴尬的错误。)
- The interview questions put her in an embarrassing position. (面试问题使她陷入了一个令人为难的境地。)
- She found herself in an embarrassing situation where she had to choose between two good friends. (她发现自己处于一个两难境地,必须在两个好朋友之间做出选择。)
- He couldn't hide his embarrassment when his phone rang during the meeting. (在会议期间,当他的电话响了,他无法掩饰自己的尴尬。)
- The situation was an embarrassment for both parties involved. (这个情况对两方都很尴尬。)
- It was embarrassing when she forgot her lines on stage. (她在舞台上忘词了,这真是令人尴尬。)
- The conversation became awkward when they realized they had nothing to talk about. (当他们意识到没有什么可聊的时候,谈话变得尴尬。)
- It was embarrassing to trip and fall in front of everyone. (在众人面前绊倒摔倒是令人尴尬的。)
- Being fired in front of the entire office was humiliating. (在整个办公室面前被解雇是令人羞辱的。)
- She couldn't hide her embarrassment when her phone rang during the meeting. (在会议期间,她无法掩饰自己的尴尬,因为电话响了。)
- The situation caused a lot of embarrassment for both parties. (这种情况给双方都带来了很多尴尬。)
- She forgot her own name, which was embarrassingly awkward. (她连自己的名字都忘了,这真是尴尬至极。)
- He stumbled embarrassingly in front of his crush. (他在心仪的人面前尴尬地绊倒了。)
- The situation became awkward when they discovered they were wearing the same outfit. (当他们发现他们穿着同样的衣服时,情况变得尴尬。)
- He felt awkward at the party because he didn't know anyone. (由于他不认识任何人,他在派对上感到尴尬。)
- I felt uncomfortable when they started arguing in front of me. (当他们在我面前开始争吵时,我感到不自在。)
- The long silence made everyone uncomfortable. (长时间的沉默让每个人都感到不自在。)
- It was embarrassing when you forget someone's name. (当你忘记某人的名字时,会感到尴尬。)
- The whole situation was embarrassing for her. (整个情况对她来说都很尴尬。)
- It was an embarrassing situation that she couldn't escape from. (她无法逃脱的情况很尴尬。)