1. 令人害羞的;讓人難堪的;令人尷尬的 Something that is embarrassing makes you feel shy or ashamed.
e.g. That was an embarrassing situation for me... 那種情形讓我難堪。 e.g. Men find it embarrassing to be honest. 實(shí)話實(shí)說(shuō)讓男人覺(jué)得難為情。
embarrassingly The lyrics of the song are embarrassingly banal... 那首歌的歌詞非常老套,令人難堪。 Stephens had beaten him embarrassingly easily. 斯蒂芬斯輕松擊敗了他,讓他顏面盡失。
2. 惹麻煩的;使難堪的 Something that is embarrassing to a public figure such as a politician or an organization such as a political party causes problems for them.
e.g. He has put the Bonn government in an embarrassing position... 他將波恩政府置于窘地。 e.g. The speech was deeply embarrassing to Cabinet ministers. 這席話讓內(nèi)閣大臣們非常難堪。
embarrassing英英釋義
adj
1. hard to deal with especially causing pain or embarrassment
e.g. awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion an awkward pause followed his remark a sticky question in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
Synonym: awkwardstickyunenviable
2. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
e.g. the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles it was mortifying to know he had heard every word