His joke embarrassed her in front of everyone.
他的玩笑让她在大家面前很尴尬。
Select the best synonym for the word “embarrass”:
B — humiliate. “embarrass” means v. to make someone feel awkward or ashamed
He did not want to ______ his friend by mentioning the silly mistake.
D — embarrass. “embarrass” means v. to make someone feel awkward or ashamed
embarrass — v. to make someone feel awkward or ashamed. In Chinese: 使尴尬.
embarrass is pronounced /ɪmˈbærəs/. It breaks into 3 syllables: em · bar · rass.
His joke embarrassed her in front of everyone. (他的玩笑让她在大家面前很尴尬。)
humiliate, mortify, shame — all close in meaning to embarrass (v. to make someone feel awkward or ashamed).
Yes. embarrass appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.