embarrass
翻译
使尴尬, 使窘迫, 使难堪
例句
His questions embarrassed the politician.
他的问题让那位政治家感到尴尬。
I didn't want to embarrass him in front of his friends.
我不想在他朋友面前让他难堪。
语法模式
((sb.)) 使（某人）尴尬 His questions embarrassed the politician.
近义词
同义词: shame, humiliate, mortify (使羞愧，羞辱，使窘迫)
词源
源自法语 'embarrasser'，来自西班牙语 'embarazar'（阻碍），由 'em-'（进入）和 'barra'（栏杆）组成。原意是阻挡或妨碍。
记忆技巧
记住拼写：尴尬得让你脸“红了又红(really red)”，变得“如此(so)害羞(shy)”。(两个r，两个s)