embarrassment

n.

窘迫；难堪；令人难堪或耻辱的事；

复数：embarrassments

1. Embarrassment caused the speaker to hesitate .
   困窘使演讲人话语吞吐。
2. Embarrassment caused blood to flush to her face.
   困窘使血液涌到她的脸上。
3. We met some financial embarrassment.
   我们遇到一些财务困难。
4. His ignorant behaviour at the dinner table caused much embarrassment.
   他在餐桌上举止粗鲁，在座的人颇为难堪。
5. It seems to me now that he sighed and that I tittered to hide my embarrassment.
   在我现在看来，他那时似乎在叹气，而我吃吃地笑是在隐藏我的尴尬。
6. He's an embarrassment to his family.
   他叫家里人难堪。
7. Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.
   在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
8. I nearly died of embarrassment when he said that.
   他说那话差点儿把我给难堪死了。

Embarrassment and social organization.
An Embarrassment of Riches: Too Many Geese
LTP and LTD: an embarrassment of riches.
Embarrassment: its distinct form and appeasement functions
Are Shame, Guilt, and Embarrassment Distinct Emotions?
Diversity in T cell memory: An embarrassment of riches
Self-conscious emotions: Embarrassment, pride, shame, and guilt.
Embarrassment: Its distinct form and appeasement functions. Psychological Bulletin, 122(3), 250-270
High-throughput bacterial genome sequencing: an embarrassment of choice, a world of opportunity
Signs of appeasement: Evidence for the distinct displays of embarrassment, amusement, and shame.