每个人的生活中都会遇到一些令自己感到尴尬的事情,比如刚放出的狠话,转眼就被打脸,好了,今天的知识点来了,大家一起来和小航学“尴尬”用英语怎么说?
1. awkward
awkward 尴尬的;笨拙的;棘手的;
There was an awkward silence.
一阵令人尴尬的沉默。
Don't ask awkward questions.
不要问不好回答的问题。
2. embarrassing
embarrassing 令人难堪的,羞愧的
an embarrassing mistake/question/situation
令人难堪的错误 / 问题 / 处境
It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.
让孩子们向素不相识的人讲述这样的事情可能是难为了他们。
It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.
非得在众人面前唱歌太令人难为情了。
3. cringeworthy
cringeworthy
[ˈkrɪndʒwɜːrði]
adj. 令人感到尴尬(或不舒服)的;
It was a cringeworthy performance from start to finish.
从头到尾这真是一次叫人不舒服的演出。
Excising these common but cringeworthy phrases is a great place to start and may even put you on the fast track to a promotion.
不要再说这些常见的尴尬话语就是一个很好的开始,
甚至还能让你升职升的更快。
4. discomfiture
discomfiture
[dɪsˈkʌmfɪtʃər]
n. 困惑;尴尬;
He may laugh at our discomfiture now,
but before long he'll be laughing on the other side of his face.
他现在可以对我们幸灾乐祸,但是要不了多久他就会转喜为忧。
5. hard nut to crack
A problem that is challenging to solve. A situation, person, group, etc. which is difficult to deal with. A place, opportunity, etc. to which it is difficult to gain entry.
简而言之,就是形容尴尬的处境
Corona Virus is a hard nut to crack,but we will find a way.
我们口语中常常说的:好尴尬呀!