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embarrassments

/ɪmˈbærəsmənts/ /əmˈbærəsmənts/

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 :

"The repeated spelling mistakes on his presentation slides caused several embarrassments during the meeting. "
在他的演示文稿幻灯片上反复出现的拼写错误在会议期间造成了好几次难堪的场面。
mind emotion situation character human society guilt

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 restaurant

restaurant noun

/ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹənt/

饭店，餐馆。

"After school, my family went to a restaurant for dinner. "

放学后，我们一家人去饭馆吃了晚饭。

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。

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 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 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 recommendation

recommendation noun

/ˌɹɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən/

推荐，建议.

"The teacher's recommendation for the student was very positive. "

老师对学生的推荐信评价很高。

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。

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。