embarrassment

简单释义：

n.窘迫；难堪；困境；害羞

网络尴尬；困窘；某人尴尬的

变形：

复数：embarrassments  

完整释义：

n.

1.局促不安,发窘不安,窘迫,窘态,尴尬
2.窘迫,困惑,为难
3.困窘
4.困难
5.不如意,令人为难的事
6.麻烦,负担,难关
7.出洋相,狼狈相
8.妨碍
9.阻碍

例句：

1. A publicity campaign explained the matter to the British hosts so as to save their pride and preclude embarrassment.
   当作一个公开的运动去对英国主人说明，以维持他们的面子，并避免窘迫。

2. This was a topic from which he always sheered away, as though unwilling to face the embarrassment it caused.
   他们总是避开这个话题，仿佛不愿面对由此带来的尴尬局面。

3. He wanted to tell John how surprised he was at his knowledge but embarrassment made him hold his peace.
   他想告诉约翰，他没有料到他的知识有这么渊博，但是觉得有些不好意思，没有说出口。

4. He looked away quickly, more quickly than I could, though in a flush of embarrassment I dropped my eyes at once.
   他很快收回了目光，比我还快，尽管我立刻就红着脸尴尬得垂下了眼。

5. There was no embarrassment, and no desire to progress to a quick feel, but it was a nice little interlude quickly (almost) forgotten.
   我们没有觉得尴尬，没有想要进一步快速发展，这只是一段美好的小插曲，（几乎）很快就被遗忘了。

6. Yes, the bargain itself, from a liberal perspective, would have been a pretty bad deal, but it would have avoided this embarrassment.
   是的，从自由的角度看，协议自身肯定是不完美的，但它至少会解决问题。

7. But he might be taken aback by the popular sympathy for his plight. So might the authorities: the case has become an embarrassment.
   但社会公众对其处境的同情让当局很是尴尬，案件的判定可能会受到影响。

8. It was a major embarrassment that we did not know how they worked.
   我们并不知道它们的发生机制，这是很大的尴尬。

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