embarrassing
尴尬
definition
verb
she wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a scene
cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
adjective
an embarrassing muddle
causing embarrassment.
translation of 'embarrassing'
adjective
局促
example
When younger, it occurred to me that giving him a nickname like ‘dribble boy’ would make it sound like he had an 'embarrassing' personal problem.
That was extremely 'embarrassing' for someone who does cognitive science and linguistics.
It would be very 'embarrassing' for him to admit it to me.
It is also 'embarrassing' for a team of our stature to go home without a victory.
the government was involved in an 'embarrassing' scandal
That was very 'embarrassing' for Dr Cullen, because he knows that in actual fact we are going backwards.
we had an 'embarrassing' conversation with him
the decision left us in an 'embarrassing' position
that was an 'embarrassing' performance
He sometimes wet the bed too, which was kind of 'embarrassing' for a twelve-year old.
I'm a young, shy, gay male with a very 'embarrassing' problem.
It would be very 'embarrassing' for them to wash my clothes.
Excuse me now whilst I cringe at the 'embarrassing' display of confused angst that made an appearance in my last post…
It would have been far too 'embarrassing' for my father to allow the truth into the history.
Not only is this an 'embarrassing' problem for you but it is also a potentially dangerous one.
Is the topic potentially 'embarrassing' or uncomfortable?
And discovery in the case could still prove very 'embarrassing' for him, as well as hurtful to his wife and children.
she asked him some 'embarrassing' questions
this is potentially 'embarrassing' for the management
It was becoming increasingly 'embarrassing' for Cork at this stage and a total collapse was on the cards.
Are cheap ‘value’ products packaged in order to make it 'embarrassing' for people who aren't ‘wacky students’ to buy them?
And were they to say no, it could all prove very 'embarrassing' for Tony.
that sort of thing is very 'embarrassing' for them
The scoreline itself tells the full story of an 'embarrassing' and humiliating defeat for Waterford footballers in Ballinascreen.
I mean, to begin with, he works in a pharmacy, which means he has to deal with other people's very 'embarrassing' personal problems on a daily basis.
It's always slightly 'embarrassing' for anyone to talk about the meaning of life, especially if you're a philosopher.
what an 'embarrassing' mistake to make!
I imagine it is very 'embarrassing' for them to be found out for being so secretive.
Unfortunately, the script is too 'embarrassingly' desperate to be hip for anyone to have much chance of pulling off a convincing performance.
Now, Seoul is in the uncomfortable position of having to accept an 'embarrassingly' low bid.
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