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形

1. in straitened circumstances; hard up

♦ 他一度生活很~。 He was rather hard up for a time.

2. awkward; embarrassed; ill at ease

♦ 他唱着唱着走了调, ~得不敢往台下看。 He began to sing out of tune and he was too embarrassed to look at the audience.

动embarrass; disconcert

♦ 这个问题~得他无言可答。 The question embarrassed him so much that he was quite at a loss for an answer.