| 单词 | embarrassing |
| 释义 | embarrassing (ɪmbærəsɪŋ ) 1. adjective B1+ Something that is embarrassing makes you feel shy or ashamed. That was an embarrassing situation for me. Men find it embarrassing to be honest. Synonyms: humiliating, upsetting, compromising, shaming embarrassingly adverb [usually ADVERB adjective/adverb] The lyrics of the song are embarrassingly banal. Stephens had beaten him embarrassingly easily. 2. adjective B2 Something that is embarrassing to a public figure such as a politician or an organization such as a political party causes problems for them. He has put the government in an embarrassing position. The speech was deeply embarrassing to Cabinet ministers. [+ to] Collocations: a bit embarrassing A bit embarrassing, all that euphoria, in retrospect - acutely embarrassing when you see where it has landed us now. Times, Sunday Times I don't know if she will, but it will be a bit embarrassing. Times, Sunday Times It's a bit embarrassing, but there have been no reports of any casualties. Times, Sunday Times All this fuss has been a bit embarrassing. Times, Sunday Times I'd been back on the job for a few weeks when my blogs went viral, which was a bit embarrassing. The Sun Used when someone has revealed an embarrassing detail. The Sun The only embarrassing detail to emerge was that he had claimed 107.94 for a mobile phone holder. Times, Sunday Times There were the embarrassing details of vast sums of money paid to agents to sign players who have barely featured at all this season. Times, Sunday Times Embarrassing details have been vanishing and accomplishments appearing. Times, Sunday Times Many companies and individuals are known to keep an eye on their own entries, inserting promotional material and removing potentially embarrassing details. Times, Sunday Times I recall one embarrassing gaffe I committed during our middle worship hour message. Christianity Today (2000) It was an embarrassing gaffe by any standards. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The embarrassing gaffe was contained in a pledge to deliver apprenticeships. The Sun (2015) The message was also sent to several aides, as well as a member of the public in what appears to be a highly embarrassing mistake. Times, Sunday Times Would such people enter public life knowing their tax affairs would be scrutinised relentlessly by political enemies looking for embarrassing mistakes or revelations? Times, Sunday Times Greater transparency might even help to avoid unnecessary risks or embarrassing mistakes. Times, Sunday Times However, it remains an issue of concern with many wondering if the government has control of the speed and extent of migration after a series of embarrassing mistakes last week. Times, Sunday Times Of course secrecy allows governments to hide embarrassing mistakes. The Times Literary Supplement It's an embarrassing moment that many will recognise. Times, Sunday Times Her most embarrassing moment came when she filled up her one-week old horsebox with diesel but forgot to put the handbrake on. The Sun These are great uncorked screwball comedy scenes, with embarrassing moment after excruciating event. Times, Sunday Times Dredge up an embarrassing moment that still makes your toes curl. The Sun What's been your most embarrassing moment on the show? The Sun His interviewing technique was relaxed, and he never shirked an awkward or embarrassing question. Times, Sunday Times For example, can they find the rest rooms without having to ask the embarrassing question? Christianity Today All look as if they have just been asked some embarrassing question for the tenth time. Times, Sunday Times And we can take this a stage further and ask an embarrassing question. Times, Sunday Times I can't see that they'd be illegal but you could be taken aside for some embarrassing questioning. The Sun Only this will end the slow bleed of embarrassing revelation and litigation and draw a line under this rotten business once and for all. Times, Sunday Times That's a very embarrassing revelation for her. The Sun Cabinet ministers have faced a sea of embarrassing revelations while on the stand at the inquiry. The Sun The meal turns into an emotional tag-wrestling bout as the characters subject one another to escalating personal humiliations and embarrassing revelations. Times, Sunday Times It had not, but the power of the hackers to disrupt will go beyond embarrassing revelations or preventing people playing online games. Times, Sunday Times Paying the multimillion-pound compensation bill would draw a line under an embarrassing scandal for the two providers. Times, Sunday Times Her announcement stunned the political establishment, boosting speculation over her ambitions for a 2012 presidential attempt or the possibility that yet another embarrassing scandal was in the offing. Times, Sunday Times If only she had done so earlier, though, how might some of her more embarrassing scandals have turned out? Times, Sunday Times However, many people have turned on him, angry about the high cost of living and a series of embarrassing scandals. Times, Sunday Times Since narrowly winning re-election in 2007, he has been plagued by a series of embarrassing scandals in which several of his closest associates have been forced to resign. Times, Sunday Times Not a sense of honesty but the dread of an embarrassing scene. Times, Sunday Times I stopped when he caused an embarrassing scene. Times, Sunday Times She usually charges €20 an hour but there was an embarrassing scene the first time that she laboured for us under the hot sun. Times, Sunday Times Bloggers and internet sites posted embarrassing scenes captured by the service. Times, Sunday Times Brands can choose to do what they like and this, as we all know, can result in embarrassing scenes in the communal changing room. Times, Sunday Times Deep in the cellars of one of the world's oldest seats of learning lurks an embarrassing secret. Times,Sunday Times He has an embarrassing secret that he doesn't mind sharing, with a giggle. Times, Sunday Times This brings us to his embarrassing secret. Times, Sunday Times It must not slip when she waves from the balcony, crease in the carriage or reveal any embarrassing secrets in a sudden gust of wind. Times, Sunday Times Embarrassing secrets are revealed to strangers. Times, Sunday Times I remember a very embarrassing situation one night at a business meeting with a group of executives. Christianity Today We may say we are sorry because we want to smooth over an embarrassing situation. Times, Sunday Times He should turn this potentially embarrassing situation around by simply reminding everyone that the now-taboo liquid lunch wasn't all bad. Times, Sunday Times So why would your first thought in an embarrassing situation where the police are radioing through for leg restraints be to alert the paparazzi? Times, Sunday Times What should one do in this embarrassing situation? Times, Sunday Times It's always extremely embarrassing and excruciatingly awkward. Times, Sunday Times What was allowed to happen to a national asset, on their watch was extremely embarrassing for them. Times, Sunday Times The affair proved extremely embarrassing for him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The gleeful e-mails in which its bankers congratulate themselves for getting paid 'on both sides of the deal' are highly embarrassing. Times, Sunday Times The scene was set for a highly embarrassing showdown. Times, Sunday Times Many long-serving members of the congregation find the whole procedure highly embarrassing. Times, Sunday Times Or, as we have, a highly embarrassing photograph of a family member, a vicar, doing something very unvicar-like by the sea? Times, Sunday Times The spectacle of a parliamentary removal would have been almost unprecedented and highly embarrassing for the judiciary. Times, Sunday Times Membership was politically embarrassing, but quitting would have caused a row. Times, Sunday Times Or it might be an image that could prove politically embarrassing. Times, Sunday Times What was enjoyable in private was politically embarrassing in public. Times, Sunday Times In both cases, the real problem was not the breaking of the pledge, however politically embarrassing it was. Times, Sunday Times The leaks being investigated were obviously politically embarrassing. Times, Sunday Times It was thought best that foreign ambassadors should not witness these potentially embarrassing scenes. Ambassadors: From Ancient Greece to the Nation State (2006) And due to their lack of knowledge, users are also prone to potentially embarrassing gaffes, according to new research. The Sun (2013) The potentially embarrassing legal case was settled out of court. Times, Sunday Times (2015) How many minor civil servants found themselves embroiled in prolonged, slightly embarrassing handshakes? Times, Sunday Times A slightly embarrassing and predictable tale but still good fun. The Sun It's profoundly annoying, not to say slightly embarrassing, and it spoils the whole car. Times, Sunday Times It's a healthy thing when you're young or old, but in middle age it's slightly embarrassing. Times, Sunday Times I rushed at them with slightly embarrassing overenthusiasm, and a protective apron. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 令人尴尬的 Japanese: 当惑させるような |
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