embarrasses

英 [ɪmˈbærəsɪz]

美 [ɪmˈbærəsɪz]

v.  (尤指在社交场合)使窘迫，使尴尬; 使困惑; 使为难; 使陷入困境
embarrass的第三人称单数

双语例句

• Some people find it difficult to pay a compliment directly; to do so embarrasses them.
  有些人觉得很难直接说出恭维的话；这样做使他们难堪。
• It embarrasses us on the world stage.
  那让我们在全世界面前丢脸。
• Meeting strangers embarrasses Tom.
  会见陌生人使汤姆局促不安。
• But with the fast development of urban construction and the continuous increase of population, Jinan has been short of water and the springs have been dried for a long time in recent years, which makes the city lost her countenance and embarrasses the high-speed growth of economy.
  但是随着城市建设的高速发展，人口不断增加，济南市供水几度出现水荒，四大泉群长时间断流干涸，不仅使泉城失色，而且严重制约着社会经济的发展。
• Sex is a subject he prefers to pass over, eg because it embarrasses him.
  关於性这一问题他尽量回避（如因使他尴尬）。
• At present, hybrid cotton seeds are produced mostly by hand-emasculation and pollination, resulting in a high cost and low efficiency of production, which embarrasses the heterosis use of hybrid cotton.
  目前棉花杂种种子主要是通过人工去雄授粉法获得，制种成本高，效率低，有碍棉花杂种优势的利用。
• It handicaps the Overall and healthy development of the students and embarrasses various countries 'Education development. In particular, it will affect achievement of the goals of Quality Oriented Education and the equity of secondary education.
  学习困难，阻碍了学生的全面健康的发展，对教育发展产生一定的阻碍，更是关系到素质教育培养目标和中等教育公平的实现。
• To accept ( these sumptuous gifts) embarrasses me, but to refuse them would be unmannerly.; To decline would be disrespectful but to accept is embarrassing.
  却之不恭，受之有愧。
• Disappointments are likely if your mate embarrasses you in front of friends.
  伴侣让你朋友面前丢面子让你很失望。
• Never tell your child that she embarrasses you.
  永远不要告诉孩子他使你难堪。