embarrassing
adjective
uk/ɪmˈbær.ə.sɪŋ/us/ɪmˈber.ə.sɪŋ/B1
making youfeelembarrassed:
使人感到窘迫的，令人尴尬的，使人难堪的an embarrassingsituation令人尴尬的情形
[+ to infinitive]It's embarrassingtobecaughttellingalie.说谎被人当场识破是件很尴尬的事情。
My most embarrassingmomentwastryingtointroducea woman whosenameI couldn'tremember.我最狼狈的一刻是，我想要介绍一位女士却怎么也想不起来她的名字。
- Ifoundthewholesituationexcruciatinglyembarrassing.
- It was embarrassing how fewpeopleattendedtheparty.
- She was soapologeticaboutforgettingmybirthdayit wasalmostembarrassing.
- Anotherscandalwould beacutelyembarrassing for thegovernment.
- They gave us such aneffusivewelcomeit wasquiteembarrassing.
Embarrassing
- awkward
- cringe
- cringe comedy
- cringe-making
- cringeworthy
- cringey
- curl
- curl up and dieidiom
- embarrass
- embarrassingly
- information
- painful
- putsomeoneon the spotidiom
- show
- show up
- spare
- sparesomeone'sblushesidiom
- spot
- toe-curling
- too much informationidiom