embarrass

动词 v.
/ɪmˈbæɹəs/    /ɪmˈbæɹəs/|/ɪmˈbɛɹəs/|/ɛm-/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely. transitive
    — The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.
  2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct. transitive
    — The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.
  3. To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands. transitive
    — A man or his business is embarrassed when he cannot meet his pecuniary engagements.
  4. To perplex mentally; confuse, disconcert; catch off guard. formal,transitive

词形变化

embarrasses present,singular,third-person embarrassing participle,present embarrassed participle,past embarrassed past

词源

Etymology tree
Akkadian 𒆟 (rakāsum)
Akkadian 𒄙 (markasu)bor.
Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)bor.
Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa)der.
Old Galician-Portuguese baraço
Old Galician-Portuguese embaraçarbor.
Old Spanish embaraçar
Spanish embarazarbor.
French embarrasserbor.
English embarrass
Borrowed from French embarrasser, from Middle French embarrasser, embarasser (“to embarrass; to block, obstruct”), from Spanish embarazar, either from Italian imbarazzare or from Portuguese embaraçar.
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