Embarrassment



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 焦急, 局促不安
• ［英］ n. 焦急, 局促不安 ( being embarrassed)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1729
• 1.
  • a. something that embarrasses <the scandal was a major embarrassment>
  • b. an excessive quantity from which to select — used especially in the phrase embarrassment of riches
• 2. the state of being embarrassed: as
  • a. confusion or disturbance of mind <couldn't hide her embarrassment>
  • b. difficulty arising from the want of money to pay debts
  • c. difficulty in functioning as a result of disease <cardiac embarrassment>

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