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embarrass: implies some influence that impedes thought, speech or action: ~ to admit that she liked the movie.
discomfit: implies a hampering or frustrating that accompanies confusion: persistent heckling ~ the speaker.
abash: presupposes some initial self-confidence that receives a sudden check by something that produces shyness, shame or conviction of inferiority: completely ~ by her swift and cutting retort.
disconcert: implies an upsetting of equanimity and assurance and producing uncertainty or hesitancy: ~ 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 ~ by television cameras.
faze: found chiefly in negative phrases, suggests a loss of assurance orequanimity, often sudden and thorough: a veteran teacher ~ by nothing.
embarrass尴尬: 思维语言行动被阻断停顿(比如被不熟悉的人赞美，被人发现看小人书)， discomfit: 伴随困惑而来的干扰不断挫折，abash: 表示之前有自信但突然羞愧自卑，disconcert: 泛指丧失平静自信，变得犹豫不定，rattle: 让人慌乱无措(disorganize解散溃散)的喧闹，使人无法镇定平稳，faze: 主要用于反面表达，表示突然彻底的丧失自信镇定。
记忆方法: 1）EDADRF想成FEAR DD: 害怕弟弟<==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.(distress痛苦，这里写成难受)
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