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cringy

/ˈkɹɪndʒi/

Meanings
adjective

尴尬的, 令人难堪的.

Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.

Examples :

"His attempt at a romantic poem during the school talent show was so cringy that everyone looked away. "
他在学校才艺表演上写的那个所谓浪漫诗，尬得让人脚趾抠地，大家都尴尬地把头扭开了。
emotion attitude character society

Related Words

Illustration romantic

romantic adjective

/ɹə-/ /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/

罗马语族的，罗曼语的

"My history teacher explained the romantic languages, like French and Spanish, in class today. "

今天我的历史老师在课堂上讲解了罗曼语族语言，比如法语和西班牙语。

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embarrassment noun

/ɪmˈbæɹəsmənt/

难堪，尴尬，窘迫

"She felt a wave of embarrassment when she realized she had called her teacher "Mom" in front of the whole class. "

她意识到自己在全班同学面前把老师叫成了“妈妈”，顿时感到一阵难堪。

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refusing verb

/ɹɪˈfjuːzɪŋ/

拒绝，谢绝.

"My request for a pay rise was refused."

我要求加薪的请求被拒绝了。

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cringing verb

/ˈkɹɪndʒɪŋ/

畏缩，退缩，感到难堪。

"He cringed as the bird collided with the window."

他看到鸟撞到窗户上，吓得浑身一缩。

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cowardly adjective

/ˈkaʊədli/

胆小的，懦弱的

"The student was cowardly and did not speak up in class when he disagreed with the teacher's explanation. "

这个学生很胆小，当他不同意老师的解释时，他懦弱地没有在课堂上出声。

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characterised verb

/ˈkærəktəraɪzd/ /ˈkærəktəˌraɪzd/

刻画, 描绘 (often with a negative connotation)

"The news report characterised the protesters as violent and disruptive, even though most of them were peaceful. "

新闻报道把抗议者刻画成暴力和具有破坏性的形象，尽管他们中的大多数人都是和平的。

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

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participate verb

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

参加，参与.

"My brother will participate in the school's fundraising walk. "

我弟弟会参加学校的慈善步行筹款活动。

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speaking adjective

/ˈspiːˌkiŋ/

口头的，说话的。

"The speaking portion of the exam made me nervous. "

考试中口语的部分让我很紧张。

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presentation noun

/ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/

报告，展示，演示.

"The presentation about the new school rules was very clear and easy to understand. "

关于新校规的报告/展示/演示 非常清楚易懂。

Illustration feelings

feelings noun

/ˈfiːlɪŋz/

触觉，感觉。

"The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling."

我胳膊上的羊毛带来一种奇怪的触觉。

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embarrassing verb

/ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋ/

丢脸，使难堪

"The sudden silence during my presentation began to embarrass me, making me forget what I was going to say next. "

演示时突如其来的寂静开始让我感到难堪，以至于我都忘了接下来要说什么。