| 釋義 |
embarrass /im'baeras; im'baerss/ vt [VP6A] 1 make to feel awkward or ashamed; cause mental discomfort or anxiety to: 使困窘; 使局促不安; 使焦急： ~ing questions; 令人困首的雨題; ~ed by lack of money. 因缺錢而窘迫。 2 (old use) hinder the movement of: (看用法)阻礙; 妨礙： He fell into the river and, because he was ~ed by his heavy overcoat, only just managed to swim to the bank. 他跌入河中，因受其厚大衣的妨礙，很勉強地游至岸邊。 ~ing adj ~ingly adv ~-ment n [U] ~ing or being ~ed; [C] sth that ~es: 困窘; 扃促不安; 焦急; 阻礙; 令人困窘的事物： financial ments; 財務(wù)的困難; an ~ment (= an over-abundance) of riches. 財富過多的煩惱。 |