humiliate /hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

动词：使……丢脸；使……蒙羞；羞辱

它比 embarrass 更强。

1. humiliate someone

= 让某人当众难堪、羞辱某人

He humiliated me in front of everyone.
他当着所有人的面让我很难堪。

She was humiliated by her boss.
她被老板羞辱了。

I don't want to humiliate him.
我不想让他难堪。

2. humiliate vs. embarrass

可以简单理解：

• embarrass = 让人尴尬、难为情
• humiliate = 让人蒙羞、受辱，程度更重

比如：

I forgot his name. It was embarrassing.
我忘了他的名字，挺尴尬的。

但如果老板当着所有同事的面骂你、羞辱你：

My boss humiliated me in front of my coworkers.
我的老板当着同事的面羞辱了我。

3. 名词和形容词

• humiliation /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/ = 羞辱、耻辱
• humiliated /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪd/ = 感到受辱的

He felt humiliated.
他感到受到了羞辱。

一个非常实用的句型：

make someone feel humiliated
= 让某人感到受辱

例如：

She made him feel humiliated in front of everyone.
她让他在所有人面前感到很受辱。