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embarrassing

/ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

丢脸，使难堪

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

Examples :

"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。
emotion mind sensation human

Related Words

Illustration uncomfortable

uncomfortable adjective

/ʌnˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/

不舒服，难受

"The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs."

学生们在新椅子上扭来扭去，坐得很不舒服。

Illustration embarrassment

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。

Illustration difficulties

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。

Illustration disconcert

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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consciousness noun

/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/ /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/

意识，知觉

"My brother's lack of consciousness during the lecture made it hard for him to understand the material. "

我弟弟上课时没精打采，缺乏意识，所以很难理解讲的内容。

Illustration concerning

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。

Illustration embarrassed

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。

Illustration incredibly

incredibly adverb

/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/

难以置信地，令人难以置信地。

"The teacher's presentation was incredibly engaging; everyone listened intently. "

老师的讲解令人难以置信地引人入胜，每个人都听得非常专注。

Illustration engagements

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。

Illustration forgetting

forgetting verb

/fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/ /fɚˈɡɛtɪŋ/

忘记，忘却

"I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school."

我把在学校里学的大部分东西都忘记了。

Illustration presentation

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 humiliate

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。