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embarrassment

/ɪmˈbæɹəsmənt/

Meanings
noun

难堪，尴尬，窘迫

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

Examples :

"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。
emotion mind character situation society state attitude human person negative

Related Words

Illustration humiliation

humiliation noun

/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/

羞辱，侮辱，耻辱。

"The public announcement of his mistake caused a significant humiliation for him. "

公开宣布他的错误对他来说是一种巨大的羞辱。

Illustration requirements

requirements noun

/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənts/

要求， 必要条件。

"There was a requirement of the government on citizens for paying taxes."

政府对公民有依法纳税的要求。

Illustration hesitation

hesitation noun

/hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/

犹豫，踌躇，迟疑。

"The student's hesitation before answering the question was noticeable. "

学生回答问题前的犹豫很明显。

Illustration discomfort

discomfort noun

/dɪsˈkʌmfət/ /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/

不适，难受，不舒服

"My stomachache caused me a lot of discomfort during the test. "

考试的时候，我的胃疼让我非常难受。

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

收藏，聚集，汇集

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

小行星带由聚集的尘埃、碎石和小行星构成。

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destination noun

/dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/

目的地，终点。

"The teacher's destination for the class was to master fractions by the end of the term. "

老师为这个班设定的目标是在学期末掌握分数。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

困难，难度

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

这道数学题的难度让很多学生觉得很难解开。

Illustration overflowing

overflowing verb

/ˌoʊvərˈfloʊɪŋ/ /ˈoʊvərˌfloʊɪŋ/

溢出， 漫出。

"The river overflowed the levee."

河水漫过了堤坝。

Illustration consciousness

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 considerable

considerable noun

/kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/

考量，考虑事项。

"The teacher emphasized that the considerable of student opinions about the new project was essential before making a decision. "

老师强调，在做决定之前，考量学生们对新项目的意见至关重要。

Illustration respiratory

respiratory adjective

/ɹɪˈspɪɹət(ə)ɹi/ /ɹɪˈspaɪɹəˌtɔɹi/

呼吸的，呼吸道的。

"The child's respiratory rate was unusually high after the intense physical activity. "

剧烈运动后，那个孩子的呼吸频率异常地快。