I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends.

我并没想当着他的朋友吻他而使他感到难堪。

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They were my friends, and I just didn't want to embarrass them publicly.

他们是我的朋友，我只是不想公开说让他们难堪的话。

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Many people fear the gym because they feel lost and don't want to embarrass themselves.

许多人害怕健身房，因为他们感到失落，而且不想让自己难堪。

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D'Arcy plans to use the letter to embarrass Madame X's husband and destroy his political power.

VOA: special.2009.12.26

People either who want to embarrass him-- well yes,I think people who want to embarrass him send around the story Caesar wants to make himself king.

一些想羞辱他的人...,的确,我认为是人们想羞辱他,开始到处散播这样的言论,"凯撒想当国王"

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Israel said it did not intend to embarrass Biden, the highest-ranking Obama administration official to visit the region.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

The two said that they were trying to embarrass the senator, not hurt him.

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There's a fear of that rogue employee who uses the system to embarrass the company.

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Personally, I doubt that Jobs would ever have allowed the Maps app to embarrass the company.

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