
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 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
adj.
felt abashed at the extravagant praise
chagrined at the poor sales of his book
was embarrassed by her child's tantrums
was discomfited by the personal questions
the child felt embarrassed by the attention of the adults
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