embarrassed

【发音】

美 /ɪm'bærəst/ 英 /im'bærəst/

【翻译】

1. adj.尴尬的；窘迫的

   英释:feeling uncomfortable or nervous and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have made a silly mistake, or because you have to talk or sing in public

【记忆】

em ＋ barr (看作bar， 酒吧) ＋ ass (驴) → 在酒吧喝醉了， 表现得像一头驴 → 使窘迫

【短语】

1. feel embarrassed : 感到尴尬

【例句】

1. Lori gets embarrassed if we ask her to sing.

   我们要是请洛丽唱歌，她就会难为情。

2. He looked embarrassed when I asked him where he’d been.

   我问他去了哪里，他显得很窘迫。

【真题例句】

1. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...It's no longer the case that the common man in England is embarrassed to show he knows about food...

2. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...The owner was too embarrassed to talk to his employees...

3. (2009.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...I felt very embarrassed in assuming he had his dates mixed up...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.尴尬的；窘迫的

   awkward/abashed/

【同根词】

1. adj

   embarrassing : 使人尴尬的；令人为难的

2. adv

   embarrassingly : 使人尴尬地；令人难堪地

3. n

   embarrassment : 窘迫，难堪；使人为难的人或事物；拮据

4. vt

   embarrass : 使局促不安；使困窘；阻碍