1. To avoid the embarrassment of hair that stands up, simply wet your comb. 为防止头发竖立所引起的尴尬，只要把梳子弄湿就好。
2. The scandal is certainly an embarrassment to the Labor Party aiming at winning the election. 这一丑闻对正在力争赢得大选的工党来?，无疑是一件尴尬的事。
3. On the way to the meeting, I asked a veteran campaigner how many people we needed to avoid embarrassment. 在路上，我问一个组织竞选活动的老手，需要有多少人到场我们才不会显得难堪？
英英解释
n.
1. the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
2. the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
3. some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
4. extreme excess
