1、embarrass

使尴尬;使窘迫;使害羞

His clumsiness embarrassed him.

他因自己的笨拙而感到尴尬。

It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on.

对所发生的事情一无所知，这让他很难堪。

使（公众人物、组织等）难堪;给…出难题

The Republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program.

共和党人企图通过阻挠总统的经济计划使其难堪。

The Government has been embarrassed by the affair.

这件事给政府出了难题。

2、desperate

（因绝望而）孤注一掷的，铤而走险的，拼命的

Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need.

需要军队帮助将科索沃人民亟需的食品送抵那里。

Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house.

焦急万分的鲍勃和汉斯把整座房子找了个遍。

极需要的;渴望的

They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family.

他们结婚已快4年了，琼非常渴望要个孩子。

People are desperate for him to do something.

人们极希望他能做点什么。

极困难的;极严重的;极危险的

India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate.

印度驻联合国大使说形势非常危急。

I decided not to abandon John when he was in such a desperate position.

我决定不在约翰走投无路的时候抛弃他。