If a photo, a letter, or a moment is compromising, it shows — or looks as if it shows — that you did something wrong, or something you would be ashamed to have other people see. News stories talk about compromising photographs, or about catching someone in a compromising position: a scene that could hurt their name.

If a photo, a letter, or a moment is compromising如果一張照片、一封信或一個當下是compromising的， it shows — or looks as if it shows它顯示出——或看起來像是顯示出—— that you did something wrong, or something you would be ashamed to have other people see你做了什麼不對的事，或是你不好意思被別人看到的事。 News stories talk about compromising photographs新聞常說compromising photographs（讓人難堪的照片）， or about catching someone in a compromising position或是講抓到某人處在compromising position（尷尬處境）裡： a scene that could hurt their name一個可能會傷到他們名聲的場面。

The word feels a bit formal, like a newspaper.

The word feels a bit formal, like a newspaper這個字感覺有點正式，像報紙用語。

Though actually, compromising is also just the -ing form of compromise, 'to meet in the middle and both give something up,' and that is a different meaning. Students often mix the two.

Though actually不過其實， compromising is also just the -ing form of compromisecompromising也只是compromise的-ing形式， 'to meet in the middle and both give something up,'意思是「雙方各退一步達成共識」， and that is a different meaning這是不同的意思。 Students often mix the two學生常常把這兩個搞混。

Here we mean the 'this could get you in trouble or make you look bad' sense. People stretch it: the thing need not be a crime; being silly or private can be enough.

Here we mean這裡我們要講的是 the 'this could get you in trouble or make you look bad' sense「這件事可能會讓你惹上麻煩或很難看」這個意思。 People stretch it大家也會把它用得更寬： the thing need not be a crime那件事不必是犯罪， being silly or private can be enough只要傻氣或私密就夠了。