(1) 使尷尬，使局促不安(cause to feel uneasy，awkward or ashamed) [T+n尤 pass]： He was deeply～ed at such a request/with offers of assistance. 這種要求/主動提出幫忙令他感到不安?！玸b by awkward questions 被難堪的問題弄得很尷尬; 〖同〗 shame;
(2) 使窘迫，使困惱(cause anxiety to sb) [T+n尤pass]： be ～ed by debts 受債務(wù)困擾; 〖同〗 upset，distress;
→em′barrassing adj 令人為難的，麻煩的;em′barrassingly adv 令人為難地;麻煩地;em′barrassment n 窘迫，令人為難的事;
【辨異】embarrassment與shame的區(qū)別見SHAME。