embarrass
/ɪmˈbɛrəs/KK
/ɪmˈbɛɹəs/IPA
ɪm·bɛ·rəs
變化形
embarrasses
embarrassed
embarrassing
embarrassed
1.
使尷尬；使難為情
因某人的言行、失誤或私人情況被他人注意到，而使其感到丟臉、不自在或難為情。
用法：embarrass 是及物動詞，後面要接受詞。若要表達「我覺得尷尬」，用 I am embarrassed，不用 I embarrass。
My dad embarrassed me by showing my baby photos to my classmates.
我爸爸把我的嬰兒照片給同學看，讓我覺得很尷尬。
She was embarrassed to ask the teacher to explain the question again.
她不好意思請老師再解釋一次那個問題。
2.
使困窘；使為難
使某人、組織或政府陷入難以應付的困境，尤其指財務、行政或公開形象方面的窘境。
用法：此義常見於被動語態，例如 be embarrassed by debt，表示「因債務而陷入困境」。
The repair costs embarrassed the owner of the small restaurant because he had little money.
修理費讓小餐廳的老闆感到尷尬，因為他的錢不多。
The mistake embarrassed the company and made people trust it less.
這個錯誤讓公司很尷尬，也讓人們比較不信任它。
常見錯誤
Don't make me embarrassing in front of everyone.
Don't embarrass me in front of everyone.
I embarrass when I speak English in class.
I feel embarrassed when I speak English in class.
The mistake was very embarrass.
The mistake was very embarrassing.
She embarrassed because she forgot her homework.
She was embarrassed because she forgot her homework.
相關字詞
學習提示
・embarrass 的重點是「讓某人感到尷尬」，主詞通常是造成尷尬的人、行為或事件。
・embarrassed 形容人的感受；embarrassing 形容造成這種感受的人、事或情境。
・在公開場合讓人難堪可用 embarrass；若帶有刻意羞辱、嚴重貶低的意思，humiliate 的語氣強得多。