embarrassment

美 [?m?ber?sm?nt] 　英 [?m?bær?sm?nt]

• n.窘迫；難堪；困境；害羞
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)尷尬；困窘；某人尷尬的

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例句

An old man who sold tobacco, seeing that I was taking a picture of him, got fidgeted and hurriedly adjusted his clothes in embarrassment.

那位賣煙草的大爺，發(fā)現(xiàn)我在拍他，立刻露出笑容，不好意思地整理了一下衣服；

Maybe the tide is beginning to turn, ever so slowly, against infibulation, and at least we're seeing some embarrassment about the practice.

也許風(fēng)向正在發(fā)生改變，盡管十分緩慢，但至少我們看到了陰部扣鎖這種習(xí)俗遭到了一些難堪。

The expansion into non-core activities was one of the basic factors that led to the company's public embarrassment.

向非核心業(yè)務(wù)擴(kuò)張，是造成該公司公開(kāi)出丑的根本原因之一。

He wanted to tell John how surprised he was at his knowledge but embarrassment made him hold his peace.

他想告訴約翰，他沒(méi)有料到他的知識(shí)有這么淵博，但是覺(jué)得有些不好意思，沒(méi)有說(shuō)出口。

It is all above board, you can do it in office hours and with none of the embarrassment of being on Match. com.

整個(gè)過(guò)程光明正大，可以在上班時(shí)間完成，完全不會(huì)有被同事抓到你在看正宗交友網(wǎng)站Match.com的那種尷尬。

He looked away quickly, more quickly than I could, though in a flush of embarrassment I dropped my eyes at once.

他很快收回了目光，比我還快，盡管我立刻就紅著臉尷尬得垂下了眼。

And then the embarrassment is going to be crippling, to me, to the luckless company and to the Financial Times.

而后，這種困窘必然給我本人、那家不幸的公司、以及英國(guó)《金融時(shí)報(bào)》造成極大的傷害。

This is often accompanied by feelings of embarrassment and shame, but occasionally with the feeling of pride or freedom.

這種夢(mèng)境情節(jié)中經(jīng)常表現(xiàn)自己感到困窘或害羞，但有時(shí)也有一種獲得自由的自豪感。

But he might be taken aback by the popular sympathy for his plight. So might the authorities: the case has become an embarrassment.

但社會(huì)公眾對(duì)其處境的同情讓當(dāng)局很是尷尬，案件的判定可能會(huì)受到影響。

When a friend brought a kilo of beef that her mother had stolen for us from her factory canteen, my embarrassment turned to shame.

有一位朋友給我們帶來(lái)了一公斤牛肉，是她母親為我們從工廠食堂里偷來(lái)的，這時(shí)我的尷尬簡(jiǎn)直變成羞愧了。

but , continued monsieur duval with embarrassment , the least i can do is to give you what you paid for it . please take it as a gift.

“但是，”迪瓦爾先生不好意思地說(shuō)，“那么至少我也得把您付掉的書款還給您?！?/jz>

Newland Archer, during this brief episode, had been thrown into a strange state of embarrassment.

在這個(gè)短暫的插曲中間，紐蘭·阿切爾陷入一種奇怪的尷尬境地。

Yes, the bargain itself, from a liberal perspective, would have been a pretty bad deal, but it would have avoided this embarrassment.

是的，從自由的角度看，協(xié)議自身肯定是不完美的，但它至少會(huì)解決問(wèn)題。

But they should not be treated as if they experience such essentially human emotions as embarrassment and a desire for self-expression.

但是，不能認(rèn)為他們具備人的基本感受，以及具有自我表達(dá)的愿望。

To his embarrassment, he then had to call his wife and have her bring him some money.

對(duì)他的尷尬，然后他不得不打電話給他的妻子，讓她把他一些錢。

It seems to me now that he sighed and that I tittered to hide my embarrassment.

在我現(xiàn)在看來(lái)，他那時(shí)似乎在嘆氣，而我吃吃地笑是在隱藏我的尷尬。

How much embarrassment will you accept to take a stand for Jesus?

你愿意為了維護(hù)耶穌而面對(duì)多少尷尬的處境？

This was a topic from which he always sheered away, as though unwilling to face the embarrassment it caused.

他們總是避開(kāi)這個(gè)話題，仿佛不愿面對(duì)由此帶來(lái)的尷尬局面。

He came to see me and in generous and emotional fashion offered to resign his commission so as to relieve me of any embarrassment.

他前來(lái)見(jiàn)我，神情激動(dòng)，卻不失大度地請(qǐng)求解除其職務(wù)，以免使我為難。

The word " cringe" is often used to describe the feeling of intense embarrassment in witnessing a certain kind of British comedy.

“局促不安”一詞經(jīng)常用來(lái)形容人們在觀看某種英國(guó)喜劇時(shí)那種強(qiáng)烈的尷尬感。

Inevitably "Sanctuary" has become something of an embarrassment to Faulkner's admirers.

《圣殿》已經(jīng)成了使福克納的推崇者難堪的東西。

"It's not getting on at all, sir, " answered Presley, in some embarrassment, as they all sat down.

“根本不寫下去啦，先生”普雷斯利有點(diǎn)兒窘的回答，這時(shí)大家都坐下來(lái)了。

The friendly banter indicated that with the peace in Vietnam signed, China could accelerate its move toward us without embarrassment.

這類風(fēng)趣對(duì)話表明，越南和平協(xié)定簽字以后，中國(guó)可以無(wú)所顧忌地加快同我們接近的步子了。

Philip could never tell lies without embarrassment.

菲利浦一撒謊就發(fā)窘不安。

Her cheeks burned with embarrassment.

她的面頰羞得發(fā)燙。

A publicity campaign explained the matter to the British hosts so as to save their pride and preclude embarrassment.

當(dāng)作一個(gè)公開(kāi)的運(yùn)動(dòng)去對(duì)英國(guó)主人說(shuō)明，以維持他們的面子，并避免窘迫。

Lots of laughter, quite a bit of embarrassment.

很多笑聲，有點(diǎn)難為情。

However, if it is unable to avoid consciously the embarrassment of annoying complaints, the original intention to the program is lost.

但如果不能自覺(jué)地避免祥林嫂式的尷尬情境，就違背了欄目的初衷。

To his terrible embarrassment, he found that he had no enough money with him after dinner.

令他極為尷尬的是，飯后他發(fā)現(xiàn)沒(méi)帶足夠的確錢。

In certain, rare circumstances voters do not tell pollsters the truth, more out of embarrassment than mendacity.

可以肯定的是，選民們不對(duì)民意調(diào)查專家說(shuō)真話的情況很少，如果不是尷尬則不會(huì)撒謊。

Simply ask her to guide you in with her hand. That way you'll save a lot of embarrassment, not to mention time.

只需請(qǐng)她用手來(lái)引路就行了，既避免尷尬，又節(jié)約時(shí)間。

In social situations, there is an uneasiness, clumsiness, or perhaps some sort of minor embarrassment or faux pas on your part.

在社交場(chǎng)合，你顯得有點(diǎn)不自然，有點(diǎn)笨拙，甚至可能會(huì)造成一些小尷尬和失態(tài)。

But I was tortured for the rest of the day by that simple error, blushing anew and groaning with embarrassment every time I thought of it.

但是這一天剩余的時(shí)間我都被這個(gè)小小的錯(cuò)誤所折磨，每當(dāng)想起它就會(huì)臉紅、難為情地哀嘆。

To be sure, had we left without progress, it would have been a major embarrassment to Nixon.

當(dāng)然，我們此行若毫無(wú)進(jìn)展，對(duì)尼克松總統(tǒng)來(lái)說(shuō)無(wú)疑是個(gè)極大的尷尬。

My first impression was that it was an embarrassment to anyone over 30.

我的第一印象是，這對(duì)于任何一個(gè)超過(guò)30歲的人來(lái)說(shuō)是非常尷尬的。

There was no embarrassment, and no desire to progress to a quick feel, but it was a nice little interlude quickly (almost) forgotten.

我們沒(méi)有覺(jué)得尷尬，沒(méi)有想要進(jìn)一步快速發(fā)展，這只是一段美好的小插曲，（幾乎）很快就被遺忘了。

Closer look carefully, how the figure of the "Pegasus" on its head with two horns, yellow and black coat, and a look of panic embarrassment?

再仔細(xì)定睛一看，怎么圖中的“天馬”頭上長(zhǎng)著兩個(gè)犄角，毛色又黃又黑，且一臉慌張的窘相？

And it was no surprise at all, because the faces of the people there were all covered with expressions of utter embarrassment.

這一點(diǎn)兒也不出奇，因?yàn)?/c>這里的人們的臉上都掛滿無(wú)比尷尬的表情。

It was a major embarrassment that we did not know how they worked.

我們并不知道它們的發(fā)生機(jī)制，這是很大的尷尬。

It may be this sense of a return to childhood, consciously or not, that gives the pleasure of foreignness its edge of embarrassment.

這可以說(shuō)是一種回歸童年的感受，有意識(shí)或者無(wú)意識(shí)的，但能帶來(lái)尷尬邊緣上的外來(lái)愉悅感。

Selling out to a foreign firm would be humiliating. But Proton's struggles are already a national embarrassment as it is.

賣給老外會(huì)是一件丟臉的事兒，但寶騰的“垂死掙扎”事實(shí)上已經(jīng)讓馬來(lái)西亞人感到難為情了。

Having your predecessor around can be a bit of an embarrassment for anyone.

如果你的前任在你的身邊，這總會(huì)讓人有一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)尷尬。

I consciously had to shift from perceiving the situation as being about him to it being about me and my embarrassment.

于是我有意識(shí)地轉(zhuǎn)變了視角，不再因他而因?yàn)?/c>我以及我的尷尬來(lái)重新看待此情此景。

When someone is wrong, is not always necessary to correct them, especially when it could cause them embarrassment or discomfort.

別人錯(cuò)了沒(méi)有必須時(shí)時(shí)糾正，注意糾正可能會(huì)使雙方陷入尷尬境地從而引得彼此不舒服。

Party crashers were allowed into a White House State Dinner without being on the guest list is an embarrassment to the Homeland Security.

晚宴蹭飯者能未被邀請(qǐng)而獲許進(jìn)入參加白宮的國(guó)宴叫國(guó)土安全局盡失顏面。