每个人的生活中都会遇到一些令自己感到尴尬的事情，

今天的知识点来了，

“尴尬”用英语怎么说？

1. awkward

awkward 尴尬的；笨拙的；棘手的；

There was an awkward silence.

一阵令人尴尬的沉默。

Don't ask awkward questions.

不要问不好回答的问题.

2. embarrassing

embarrassing 令人难堪的，羞愧的

an embarrassing mistake/question/situation

令人难堪的错误 / 问题 / 处境

It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete,

strangers about such incidents.

让孩子们向素不相识的人讲述这样的事情可能是难为了他们。

It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.

非得在众人面前唱歌太令人难为情了。

3. cringeworthy

cringeworthy

[ˈkrɪndʒwɜːrði]

adj. 令人感到尴尬(或不舒服)的;

It was a cringeworthy performance from start to finish.

从头到尾这真是一次叫人不舒服的演出。

Excising these common but cringeworthy phrases is a great ,

place to start and may even put you on the fast track to a promotion.

不要再说这些常见的尴尬话语就是一个很好的开始，

甚至还能让你升职升的更快。

4. discomfiture

discomfiture

[dɪsˈkʌmfɪtʃər]

n. 困惑;尴尬;

He may laugh at our discomfiture now,

but 8efore long he'll be laughing on the other side of his face.

他现在可以对我们幸灾乐祸，

但是要不了多久他就会转喜为忧。

5. hard nut to crack

A problem that is challenging to solve.

A situation, person, group, etc.

which is difficult to deal with.

to which it is difficult to gain entry.

简而言之，就是形容尴尬的处境

Corona Virus is a hard nut to crack，but we will find a way.