embarrass

/ɪmˈbærəs/📚 7263 145 2四级六级考研托福雅思高考
If something or someone embarrasses you, they make you feel shy or ashamed. 使…尴尬

verb [vt. 及物动词]使)尴尬,窘迫;使难堪,使为难;<古>妨碍(人,移动,行动);<古>使困难重重,使复杂化

I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends.
我并没想当着他的朋友吻他而使他感到难堪。

em- 表示"进入…之中,包围";"使…进入状态"embarrass 使难堪(em+barrass 套子→进入套子→难堪)
embarrass 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 51 Reward for Virtue embarrass 动词: 使尴尬
单词造句:

使尴尬

sth. embarrass sb. ……让……感到尴尬

  • You embarrassed me. 你让我感到尴尬