embarrassed

embarrassed /im'bærəst/
  • tính từ
    • lúng túng, bối rối; ngượng
    • bị ngăn trở
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) mắc nợ đìa

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): embarrassment, embarrass, embarrassed, embarrassing, embarrassingly


Xem thêm: abashed, chagrined, discomfited, humiliated, mortified, abash, obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy



embarrassed

Từ điển Collocation

embarrassed adj.

1 shy/awkward/ashamed

VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become

ADV. acutely, deeply, excruciatingly, extremely, highly, particularly, really, terribly, very | almost | a bit, faintly, a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat He looked a bit embarrassed. | clearly, obviously, visibly

PREP. about She's embarrassed about her height. | at He felt acutely embarrassed at being the centre of attention. | by She seemed almost embarrassed by her own outburst. | for His colour had risen and Isobel felt embarrassed for him.

2 not having any money

VERBS be

ADV. financially


Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; abashed, chagrined

    felt abashed at the extravagant praise

    chagrined at the poor sales of his book

    was embarrassed by her child's tantrums

  • caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; discomfited

    was discomfited by the personal questions

    the child felt embarrassed by the attention of the adults

  • made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; humiliated, mortified

    too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street

    humiliated that his wife had to go out to work

    felt mortified by the comparison with her sister


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

embarrasses|embarrassed|embarrassing
syn.: bewilder confuse fluster humiliate mortify shame