embarrass
【使尴尬,使困窘】
embarrass 的详细解析:
1. 词性:动词(vt.)
2. 含义:
- 使尴尬,使困窘
- 使为难,使陷入困境
3. 用法:
- embarrass sb. —— 让某人感到尴尬
- be embarrassed about sth. —— 对某事感到尴尬
4. 例句:
- His mistake embarrassed him in front of everyone.
(他的错误让他在众人面前感到尴尬。) - I was really embarrassed when I forgot her name.
(当我忘记她的名字时,我真的很尴尬。) - Don't embarrass him by asking personal questions.
(不要通过问隐私问题让他难堪。)
5. 近义词:
- Humiliate(使羞辱,程度比 embarrass 更强)
- Mortify(使窘迫,使羞愧,通常指极大的尴尬)
6. 记忆技巧:
- Em + bar + rass(想象自己在酒吧 "bar" 里被 "rass"(类似 "rush" 的发音)弄得很窘迫)
- 双 R 双 S 记住这个拼写特点,避免拼错