当他在会议上讲那个糟糕的笑话时,我感到非常尴尬。
I was cringing when he told that terrible joke during the meeting.
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cringing英 /ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ/|美 /ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ/
解释
cringing 是动词 cringe 的现在分词形式。cringe 本意是"畏缩、退缩",引申为"因尴尬或不适而感到不自在"。这里描述的是听到糟糕笑话时那种尴尬到想躲起来的感觉。
I was cringing when he told that terrible joke during the meeting.
cringing 是动词 cringe 的现在分词形式。cringe 本意是"畏缩、退缩",引申为"因尴尬或不适而感到不自在"。这里描述的是听到糟糕笑话时那种尴尬到想躲起来的感觉。