🇬🇧🇨🇳 embarrassing - 令人尴尬 : English Lesson
adjective
Meaning of "embarrassing" ("令人尴尬"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
If something is embarrassing, it makes you feel awkward, shy, or silly in front of other people, like when you do something you didn’t mean to do and everyone sees it and you wish you could disappear behind a curtain.
My embarrassing superpower is tripping over completely invisible things in perfectly empty hallways.
It was very embarrassing when Max waved back at someone who was actually waving to the person behind him.
The most embarrassing part of picture day was realizing too late that I had toothpaste foam in my eyebrow.
Wearing my shirt inside out all day at school was embarrassing, but realizing my socks didn’t match either was a bonus.
One very embarrassing world record is that some people have been caught on camera walking into glass doors because they thought they were open—proof that even grown-ups bonk into stuff.
At school a phone rings loud in class. The song is loud and embarrassing. It is very embarrassing. The boy drops his book and his red face is embarrassing. The class laughs; the boy feels more embarrassing. The teacher smiles and helps. The class stops laughing. The boy smiles and says sorry; the end of the embarrassing day.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: A2 Elementary
This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.
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