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embarrassing

US // (ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ) //

尴尬,尴尬的,窘迫,令人尴尬的

Related Words

distressing苦恼,忧虑,困扰,忧伤tricky狡猾的,棘手的,很棘手,棘手troublesome烦人,烦人的,麻烦的事,麻烦的事情perplexing令人困惑的,令人费解的,令人疑惑的,令人费解puzzling令人费解的是,令人费解的,令人困惑的是,令人费解awkward笨拙的,尴尬的,笨拙,尴尬upsetting令人不安的,镦粗,镦粗的,令人不安的是unseemly不伦不类的,不伦不类,不体面的,不雅观的ticklish痒痒的,怕痒,痒痒,怕痒的人shameful可耻,可耻的,无耻之徒,无耻uncomfortable不舒服的,不舒服,不太舒服,不舒适的disturbing令人不安的,令人不安的是,扰人的,扰民的inconvenient不方便,不方便的,不便的,不便confusing混乱的,混乱,令人困惑的,扑朔迷离worrisome令人担忧的,令人担忧的是,令人担忧,忧虑difficult困难,难,艰难,困难的exasperating可气的,令人气愤的,可气,令人气愤disconcerting令人不安的,让人不安的,令人不安,让人不安的是troubling令人不安的,烦人的,令人不安的是,烦人的事mortifying骇人听闻,令人不快的,丧心病狂,屈辱的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : causing one to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcerting

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.humiliating, shaming
Synonyms
awkward笨拙的,尴尬的,笨拙,尴尬confusing混乱的,混乱,令人困惑的,扑朔迷离difficult困难,难,艰难,困难的disconcerting令人不安的,让人不安的,令人不安,让人不安的是distressing苦恼,忧虑,困扰,忧伤disturbing令人不安的,令人不安的是,扰人的,扰民的exasperating可气的,令人气愤的,可气,令人气愤inconvenient不方便,不方便的,不便的,不便perplexing令人困惑的,令人费解的,令人疑惑的,令人费解puzzling令人费解的是,令人费解的,令人困惑的是,令人费解shameful可耻,可耻的,无耻之徒,无耻ticklish痒痒的,怕痒,痒痒,怕痒的人tricky狡猾的,棘手的,很棘手,棘手troublesome烦人,烦人的,麻烦的事,麻烦的事情troubling令人不安的,烦人的,令人不安的是,烦人的事uncomfortable不舒服的,不舒服,不太舒服,不舒适的unseemly不伦不类的,不伦不类,不体面的,不雅观的upsetting令人不安的,镦粗,镦粗的,令人不安的是worrisome令人担忧的,令人担忧的是,令人担忧,忧虑bewildering令人困惑的,令人费解的,莫名其妙,令人困惑的是compromising妥协的,妥协,妥协性,妥协性的discomfiting令人不快的,令人不安的,令人不快,让人不快的discommoding不合时宜,让人不舒服,不合时宜的,不方便distracting分心的,烦人的,分心,分散注意力mortifying骇人听闻,令人不快的,丧心病狂,屈辱的rattling嘎吱嘎吱,嘎嘎作响,嘎啦嘎啦,嘎啦啦delicate微妙,细致,微妙的,精致disagreeable讨厌的人,讨人嫌的,讨厌的,讨人厌的discommodious不合时宜,不合时宜的,不方便,不方便的equivocal模棱两可的,暧昧的,暧昧不明,暧昧不清impossible不可能,不可能的事,不可能的,不可能的事情incommodious不方便,不方便的,不舒服,不舒服的inopportune不合时宜,不合时宜的,不入时宜,不合时宜地sensitive敏感的,敏感,灵敏的,敏锐的sticky粘稠的,黏糊糊的,粘性,粘稠touchy敏感的,棘手的,敏感,触摸式uneasy不舒服,不安,不舒服的,不安的unpropitious不吉利,不吉利的,不利于,不利的

Examples

  • Its latest election-focused security move follows an embarrassing account hack incident in July which saw scores of verified users’ accounts accessed and used to tweet out a cryptocurrency scam.

  • Critics believe the elections were postponed because the pro-Beijing government fears an embarrassing groundswell of support for pro-democracy councillors.

  • That it was just embarrassing on the world stage for the Soviet Union.

  • “I can see her point of view now, but to a pre-teen it was embarrassing,” said Richmond.

  • The crowds booed and jeered as the embarrassing scene played out in front of them.

  • Think of the embarrassing subway platform or mid-office “adjustment” debacles you could avoid!

  • And with that great hope and excitement comes crippling, embarrassing disappointment.

  • But until voters demand it, politicians will continue to ignore an embarrassing system.

  • Lots of people find embarrassing record collections mildewing in their attics.

  • The subject is made more embarrassing because of its—er, rather personal nature.

  • To be either too much, or too little dressed at such times is embarrassing.

  • The follies of youth have a basis in sound reason, just as much as the embarrassing questions put by babes and sucklings.

  • A faintly embarrassing situation this, even for an ancestor of the elusive Pimpernel.

  • Dont tease me, she said, so quietly that an embarrassing silence fell between them.

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