【同义词辨析】 困窘embarrass-faze
embarrass: implies some influence that impedes thought, speech, or action: ~ed to admit that she liked the movie. (比如被不熟悉的人赞美,被人发现看小人书)
discomfit: implies a hampering or frustrating that accompanies confusion: persistent heckling ~ed the speaker.
abash: presupposes some initial self-confidence that receives a sudden check by something that produces shyness, shame, or a conviction of inferiority: completely ~ed by her swift and cutting retort.
disconcert: implies an upsetting of equanimity and assurance and producing uncertainty or hesitancy: ~ed by the sight of the large audience.
rattle: implies a disorganizing agitation that impairs thought and judgment and undermines normal poise and composure: a tennis player not at all ~d by television cameras. (disorganize解散溃散)
faze: found chiefly in negative phrases, suggests a loss of assurance or equanimity, often sudden and thorough: a veteran teacher ~d by nothing.
embarrass尴尬: 思维语言行动被阻断停顿,discomfit窘迫: 由于困惑而感到阻碍挫败,abash羞愧: 表示之前有自信但突然羞愧自卑,disconcert不安: 泛指丧失平静自信,变得犹豫不定,rattle紧张慌乱: 让人慌乱无措,无法自信平静,faze: 主要用于否定句,表示突然彻底的丧失自信平静
记忆方法: 1) 首字母EDADRF想成FEAR DD害怕弟弟<==总让人困窘尴尬
2) 困窘的意思是由于困惑使人难受mean to distress by confusing or confounding.首字母EDADRF想成FEAR DD害怕弟弟<==总让人困窘尴尬 (distress痛苦,这里写成难受)