discomfit
英 /dis'kʌmfit/
中文釋義
v.使懊惱；使難堪
v. to make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed.
常用搭配
- discomfit someone使某人窘迫
- discomfit plans挫敗計劃
- discomfit the audience使觀衆不安
例句
- The sharp question discomfited the speaker.尖銳的問題讓演講者窘迫不安。
- The lawyer sought to discomfit the witness on the stand.律師設法讓證人在證人席上難堪。