embarrassment
noun [ C or U ] uk/ɪmˈbær.əs.mənt/ us/ɪmˈber.əs.mənt/
B2 尴尬，窘迫;局促不安;令人尴尬的事
the feeling of being embarrassed, or something that makes you feel embarrassed
She blushed with embarrassment. 她窘得脸都红了。
My parents are an embarrassment to me! 我父母让我觉得很丢脸！
- More examples
- I could have died of embarrassment.
- He rustled his papers to hide his embarrassment.
- Luckily, I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone.
- Nobody spoke for at least five minutes and Rachel squirmed in her chair with embarrassment.
- She felt acute embarrassment at his behaviour.
Idiom
an embarrassment of richesidiom formal 好东西多得令人难以选择
so many good things or people that it is impossible to decide which of them you want