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embarrass

/ɪmˈbæ.ɹəs/

Meanings
verb

使难堪，使尴尬。

To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash

Examples :

""My little brother's loud burp in the quiet library threatened to embarrass me in front of my classmates." "
在安静的图书馆里，我弟弟突然大声打了个嗝，差点让我在同学们面前丢脸/感到难堪。
emotion mind human character attitude

Related Words

Illustration pecuniary

pecuniary adjective

/pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi/ /pəˈkjuniɛɹi/

金钱的，金融的

"The scholarship helped alleviate the student's pecuniary worries, allowing her to focus on her studies. "

这笔奖学金减轻了这名学生的经济负担，让她能够专心学习。

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difficulties noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəltiz/

困难，难题，困境

"Learning a new language often presents many difficulties, including remembering vocabulary and understanding grammar rules. "

学习一门新语言常常会遇到许多困难，例如记忆单词和理解语法规则，这些困难往往让人感到沮丧。

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publicly adverb

/ˈpʌblɪkli/

公开地，当众，公然。

"The student publicly shared his project's successes with the class. "

这个学生在课堂上公开地分享了他的项目所取得的成功。

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disconcert noun

/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/ /ˌdɪskənˈsɝt/

不和，分裂状态

"The sudden disconcert within the team after the project deadline was missed made it difficult to have a productive meeting. "

项目截止日期过后，团队内部突然出现的不和导致会议很难有效率地进行。

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concerning verb

/kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/ /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/

关于，涉及。

"The upcoming school field trip concerns all the students in Grade 5. "

即将到来的学校郊游与五年级全体学生息息相关。

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embarrassed verb

/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/

难堪，尴尬，窘迫。

"The teacher embarrassed the student by publicly calling out a wrong answer during the quiz. "

老师在小测验的时候公开指出学生错误的答案，让那个学生感到很难堪。

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threatened verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩d/

威胁，恐吓

"He threatened me with a knife."

他用刀威胁我。

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somebody noun

/ˈsʌmbədɪ/ /ˈsʌmbɑdi/

名人，要人，大人物。

"That famous singer, somebody everyone recognizes, is performing at the school concert. "

那位著名歌手，可是个大家都认识的大人物，将在学校音乐会上表演。

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engagements noun

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənts/ /ɛnˈɡeɪdʒmənts/

演出，约定。

"The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week."

这位讲师本周有三个演讲邀约。

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composure noun

/kəmˈpəʊʒə/ /kəmˈpoʊʒɚ/

镇定，冷静，沉着。

"Despite the noisy classroom, Sarah maintained her composure and answered the difficult question correctly. "

虽然教室里很吵闹，莎拉仍然保持镇定，正确地回答了那个难题。

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classmates noun

/ˈklɑːs.meɪts/

同学，同窗。

"My classmates and I are working on a group project for science. "

我和我的同学们正在一起做一个科学小组项目。

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humiliate verb

/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

羞辱，侮辱。

"The teacher's public criticism of the student's essay humiliated him in front of the entire class. "

老师当着全班同学的面公开批评学生的作文，这让他感到非常羞辱。