discomfits

英 [dɪsˈkʌmfɪts]

美 [dɪsˈkʌmfɪts]

v.  使困惑; 使窘迫; 使尴尬
discomfit的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使困惑;使窘迫;使尴尬
  If youare discomfited bysomething, it causes you to feel slightly embarrassed or confused.
  1. He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan...
     部长对他计划的不理会将使他特别尴尬。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• This profoundly discomfits those Arab allies of America such as Saudi Arabia, which aspires to lead Sunni Islam but is made to look feeble whenever it sits on the sidelines during an Arab-Israeli war.
  它深深扰乱了美国的阿拉伯盟友如沙特的阵脚，沙特渴望能够统领逊尼派穆斯林，但在任何一次阿以战争中，他都显得孱弱无比，不堪重任。