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BNC: 4482 COCA: 5794
embarrassmentnoun [ C or U ]uk/ɪmˈbær.əs.mənt/ us/ɪmˈber.əs.mənt/

B2 the feeling of being embarrassed, or something that makes you feel embarrassed尴尬，窘迫；局促不安；令人尴尬的事

She blushed with embarrassment.她窘得脸都红了。
My parents are an embarrassment to me!我父母让我觉得很丢脸！

More examples

I could have died of embarrassment.

He rustled his papers to hide his embarrassment.

Luckily, I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone.

Nobody spoke for at least five minutes and Rachel squirmed in her chair with embarrassment.

She felt acute embarrassment at his behaviour.

Idiom(s)

an embarrassment of riches
BNC: 4482 COCA: 5794
embarrassment

noun¹

 1feeling of being embarrassed困窘ADJECTIVE | VERB + EMBARRASSMENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤acute, considerable, great異常尷尬；相當尷尬；極度的窘迫➤total, utter極度為難；十足的尷尬▸➤slight略微的尷尬◇She smiled to hide her slight embarrassment.她微笑着掩蓋略微不自然的感覺。➤further更加尷尬▸➤obvious明顯的尷尬➤personal個人的難堪➤public當眾尷尬◇The agreement was made in secret to avoid public embarrassment.為避免當眾尷尬，協定是秘密簽訂的。VERB + EMBARRASSMENT➤feel感到尷尬◇I felt some embarrassment as we shook hands.我們握手時我感到有些尷尬。➤suffer遭遇尷尬◇He suffered great personal embarrassment after failing the tests.考試不及格使他個人感到莫大的難堪。➤cover, hide掩飾尷尬▸➤cause引起尷尬➤risk冒着尷尬的危險◇Pender decided to risk embarrassment and seek help.彭達決定尋求幫助，顧不上尷尬不尷尬了。➤avoid, prevent避免尷尬◇The government wishes to avoid further embarrassment over the affair.政府希望避免因這件事再度引起尷尬。➤blush with, flush with, squirm with (especially BrE) 因尷尬而臉紅／傻笑／忸怩◇I still squirm with embarrassment at the thought of it.一想到這件事我仍然局促不安。➤die from, die of (figurative) 尷尬得要死◇I could have died of embarrassment when I saw her standing behind me.看到她站在身後我尷尬得要命。➤ease, relieve減輕／緩解尷尬▸➤save sb, spare sb使某人免於尷尬◇Helen changed the subject to save me the embarrassment of replying.海倫改變了話題，使我免於回答的尷尬。PREPOSITION➤in embarrassment處於尷尬的狀態◇We all watched in silent embarrassment as Mr Rogers started to cry.羅傑斯先生哭了起來，我們都尷尬地默然看着。➤with embarrassment, without embarrassment尷尬地；不感到尷尬地◇I could finally talk about my problem without embarrassment.我終於可以坦然地談我的問題。➤embarrassment at因⋯產生的尷尬◇her embarrassment at being found out她因為被發現而感到的尷尬➤embarrassment over由於⋯產生的尷尬◇the government's embarrassment over the affair政府因這件事感到的尷尬PHRASES➤(much) to sb's embarrassment令某入 ( 非常 ) 尷尬的是◇Much to his embarrassment, Mike realized that a small crowd was watching him.令邁克非常尷尬的是，他意識到一小群人正注視着他。➤feelings of embarrassment尷尬的感覺▸➤a flush of embarrassment因尷尬而臉紅◇A flush of embarrassment came to her cheeks.她尷尬得漲紅了臉。➤a source of embarrassment尷尬的原因
embarrassment

noun²

 2sb/sth that makes you embarrassed令人困窘的人或事ADJECTIVE | VERB + EMBARRASSMENT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤great, huge, major, serious, severe (especially BrE) 令人相當尷尬的人／事；令人極為難堪的人／事▸➤potential可能令人尷尬的人／事▸➤financial, political, social經濟上令人難堪的事；政治上令人尷尬的事；社交上令人難為情的人／事➤national舉國感到尷尬◇The president became a national embarrassment.總統讓全國感到尷尬。VERB + EMBARRASSMENT➤be, become, prove是令人尷尬的事；變成令人難堪的事；證明是令人羞愧的事◇The protests were becoming something of an embarrassment to the government.抗議活動讓政府頗為尷尬。➤consider sb/sth認為⋯尷尬PREPOSITION➤embarrassment for對⋯來說是尷尬的事◇The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.這一事件令所有相關人員都感到非常尷尬。➤embarrassment to令⋯處境尷尬的人◇The poor child was considered an embarrassment to his family.這個可憐的孩子被認為是家庭的累贅。
BNC: 4482 COCA: 5794
BNC: 4482 COCA: 5794
embarrassment
Shame or embarrassment: shame, embarrassment, guilt...
Someone or something that makes you ashamed or embarrassed: embarrassment, spectacle, degradation...
Things that make things difficult: problem, obstacle, complication...

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