英语词汇“embarrassing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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emˈbarrassing /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ adj

causing one to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcerting

emˈbarrassingly adv

em•bar•rass v.

to (cause to) become ashamed, uncomfortable, or ill at ease: [no object]She embarrasses so easily.[~ + object]The child's crying embarrassed her parents.

em•bar•rass•ing, adj.

em•bar•rass v.t.

to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious;
disconcert;
abash:His bad table manners embarrassed her.
to make difficult or intricate, as a question or problem;
complicate.
to put obstacles or difficulties in the way of;
impede:The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.
to beset with financial difficulties;
burden with debt:The decline in sales embarrassed the company.

v.i.

to become disconcerted, abashed, or confused.

Portuguese embaraçar, equivalent. to em- em-¹ + -baraçar, verb, verbal derivative of baraço, baraça cord, strap, noose (of obscure origin, originally)
Spanish embarazar
French embarrasser
1665–75

em•bar•rassed•ly adv. em•bar′rass•ing•ly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discompose, discomfit, chagrin. See confuse.
3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hamper, hinder.

embarrass /ɪmˈbærəs/ vb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to feel or cause to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcert; fluster
(usually passive) to involve in financial difficulties
archaic to make difficult; complicate
archaic to impede; obstruct; hamper

Etymology: 17th Century: (in the sense: to impede): via French and Spanish from Italian imbarrazzare, from imbarrare to confine within bars; see en-¹, bar¹

emˈbarrassed adj

单词	embarrassing
释义	Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: emˈbarrassing /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ adj causing one to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcerting emˈbarrassingly adv WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 em•bar•rass /ɛmˈbærəs/USA pronunciation v. to (cause to) become ashamed, uncomfortable, or ill at ease: [no object]She embarrasses so easily.[~ + object]The child's crying embarrassed her parents. em•bar•rass•ing, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 em•bar•rass (em bar′əs),USA pronunciation v.t. to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash:His bad table manners embarrassed her. to make difficult or intricate, as a question or problem; complicate. to put obstacles or difficulties in the way of; impede:The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill. to beset with financial difficulties; burden with debt:The decline in sales embarrassed the company. v.i. to become disconcerted, abashed, or confused. Portuguese embaraçar, equivalent. to em- em-¹ + -baraçar, verb, verbal derivative of baraço, baraça cord, strap, noose (of obscure origin, originally) Spanish embarazar French embarrasser 1665–75 em•bar•rassed•ly (em bar′əst lē, -ə sid lē),USA pronunciation adv. em•bar′rass•ing•ly, adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discompose, discomfit, chagrin. See confuse. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hamper, hinder. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: embarrass /ɪmˈbærəs/ vb (mainly tr) (also intr) to feel or cause to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcert; fluster (usually passive) to involve in financial difficulties archaic to make difficult; complicate archaic to impede; obstruct; hamper Etymology: 17th Century: (in the sense: to impede): via French and Spanish from Italian imbarrazzare, from imbarrare to confine within bars; see en-¹, bar¹ emˈbarrassed adj
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