词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词embarrass discussion使讨论复杂化

embarrass sb's freedom妨碍某人的自由

embarrass one's movement妨碍某人的行动

embarrass an opponent使对手难堪～+副词embarrass easily容易感到局促不安

embarrass financially使经济窘迫

embarrass greatly使非常局促～+介词be embarrassed at such a request这样的请求使某人为难

be embarrassed by debts for years债务缠身有多年

be embarrassed by sb's praise因为某人的表扬而感窘迫

be embarrassed in economy经济困难

be embarrassed in the presence of stranger在陌生人面前发窘

be embarrassed with the home task为家庭作业大伤脑筋

be embarrassed with this work对此工作感到棘手

同近义词辨析

puzzle, bewilder, perplex, confuse, embarrass

这组词都有“迷惑”的意思，其区别是：

puzzlev.使迷惑，感到不解，强调不理解或解决不了。

Where the sunken treasure is puzzles explorers.沉没宝藏的下落令探险家们大惑不解。

bewilderv.使困惑，使茫然，强调非常困惑，通常表现为心理和智力的紊乱，语气最重。

He was fired without warning and is completely bewildered about the reason.他没有得到事先警告就被开除了，完全不明白是什么原因。

When the farmers visited the city for the first time, they were bewildered by its complicated traffic system.当这些农夫们第一次到城里的时候，他们对城市复杂的交通系统感到迷惑不解。

perplexv.使杂乱，使疑虑，使不安。

The new tax laws perplex me.新税收法律使我很费解。

confusev.一般用语，使混乱，使糊涂，强调因混淆而使人产生迷乱。

He sent the wrong reports because he confused them with other ones.他发错了报告，因为他把它们同另外一些报告混淆在一起了。

embarrassv.使窘迫，使为难，使困惑，有令人不快、难为情和内心混乱的意味。

Her boyfriend embarrassed her by teasing her about her new hairstyle in front of others.她的男友在别人面前嘲笑她的新发型，使她感到难堪。

puzzle, confound, bewilder, perplex, confuse, distract, embarrass, baffle

这组词都有“使困惑、迷惑、糊涂、伤脑筋”的意思，其区别是：

puzzle侧重使人难于理解、困惑、伤脑筋。

confound常指人惊慌失措和狼狈不堪。

bewilder语气强烈，指因迷不解或惊愕而慌乱，不知所措，无法清醒地思考。

perplex除困惑外，还含焦虑或缺乏把握之意，因而难于作出决定，无从下手处理。

confuse语气较弱，指由于混淆、混乱而糊涂。

distract主要用于注意力分散、思想矛盾或过分激动时产生的昏乱。

embarrass常指因处境或困难问题而感到窘迫、局促不安或焦急而不知所措。

baffle语气最强，多指遇见奇怪情景或复杂困难情况时所产生的惶恐困惑心理。

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)She dragged up that incident just to embarrass me.

她又扯起那件事故意想使我难堪。

He was embarrassed by many debts.

他被很多债务弄得焦灼不安。

She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior.

她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬。

You didn't embarrass me in the slightest.

你一点也没让我为难。

用作不及物动词(vi.)Eye contact may convey sincerity and attentiveness in Western cultures but too much eye contact may embarrass people in some Oriental cultures.

在西方文化，目光接触能传递真诚和关注，但太多的目光接触在某些东方文化中则令人窘迫。

True, job interviews are rife with opportunities for you to embarrass yourself, but hiring managers are more forgiving than you might think.

不错，面试中充溢了令人窘迫的陷阱，不过招聘经理可比你想象的要宽容。

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