都是表达尴尬的 窘迫的 的意思吧
只是embarrased还有使某某感到尴尬的意思
比如someone embarrassed me
★Hi, dear friend. Read the following carefully and let's see the difference between them.
【embarrassed】feeling uncomfortable or nervous and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have made a silly mistake, or because you have to talk or sing in public: I was really embarrassed when I arrived at the party an hour early. | There’s no need to be embarrassed – you’ve got a lovely voice.
【awkward】feeling embarrassed because you are in a situation in which it is difficult to behave naturally: Teenagers often feel awkward in formal social situations. | There were some awkward moments when neither of us knew what to say to each other.
★ Embarrassed is used especially to describe how sb feels; awkward often describes sb's personality or usual behaviour.