首頁英語詞典embarrassmentembarrassment英英釋意

embarrassment

英 [?m'b?r?sm?nt; em-] 美[?m'b?r?sm?nt]
  • n. 窘迫,難堪;使人為難的人或事物;拮據(jù)

英英釋意


1. the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
2. the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy);
"he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
3. some event that causes someone to be embarrassed;
"the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
4. extreme excess;
"an embarrassment of riches"