discomfited
v.
使为难( discomfit的过去式和过去分词);
使狼狈;
使挫折;
挫败;
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Will wanted to do likewise, but felt too discomfited.
威尔也想照着做,但觉得太难堪了。
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The opposition leader has regularly discomfited him in parliament.
反对派领导人常搞得他在国会中下不来台。
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He was discomfited by the unexpected questions.
意料不到的问题使得他十分尴尬.
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His advocacy discomfited segregationist southern Democrats such as John Stennis and Strom Thurmond.
来自ECONOMIST
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He seemed flustered, discomfited.
来自W. Styron
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Now, he told the group, his wife was discomfited when he had the bad days that are part of normal life.
来自WSJ