embarrassed

单词辨析:

ashamed embarrassed mortified 【导航词义:惭愧的,难堪的】
ashamed adj. 羞耻的,惭愧的
〔辨析〕

指因做了某事而感到惭愧或有负罪感的,通常作表语,常后接介词of 或 that 从句。

〔例证〕

You should be ashamed of what you said.

你应该为你所说的话而感到羞愧。

She was ashamed that she had lied.

她因说谎而感到内疚。

embarrassed adj. 窘迫的,难堪的
〔辨析〕

尤指在社交场合因担心别人对自己有不好的看法而感到不安的。

〔例证〕

She was embarrassed at being asked about her age.

当被问到年龄时,她感到局促不安。

I feel embarrassed when making speeches in public.

当众演说时我感到很窘迫。

mortified adj. 羞愧的;窘迫的
〔辨析〕

指受屈辱或丢面子的。

〔例证〕

She felt mortified at being turned down by him.

她被他拒绝了,感到很没面子。

He was mortified to find that she had heard every word he said.

他发现自己的每句话都被她听到了,感到很窘迫。

相关例句:

He is embarrassed about the motives behind his decision.

关于这项决策的背后动机,他觉得难以启齿。

The young man looked embarrassed, as if he were a spy whose cover had been blown.

那个年轻人看起来局促不安,就好像他是一个身份暴露的间谍一样。

William was angered and embarrassed by his oversight

威廉因为自己的疏忽而羞愤交加。

This practice embarrassed Luther, but he let it pass without comment

这种做法让卢瑟难堪,但是他未置一词。

He is embarrassed financially.

他经济受窘。

Arnold felt vaguely embarrassed

阿诺德感到有点儿尴尬。