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awkward
ɔːkwəʳd ˈɔkwərd
1 ADJ-GRADED 使人尴尬的;难处理的;棘手的 An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with. 使人尴尬的;难处理的;棘手的
  • I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come.

    我是第一个向他提出尴尬问题的人,不过还会有人问更难回答的问题。

  • There was an awkward moment as couples decided whether to stand next to their partners.

    大家在决定是否要站到自己配偶身旁时,这一刻令人尴尬。

SYN embarrassing, difficult, compromising, sensitive
awkwardly
  • There was an awkwardly long silence.

    有很长一段时间陷入了难堪的沉默。

  • ...an awkwardly timed meeting.

    时间安排不当的会议

2 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ, oft ADJ to-infinitive] 难使用的;难携带的;(工作)难处理的 Something that is awkward to use or carry is difficult to use or carry because of its design. A job that is awkward is difficult to do. 难使用的;难携带的;(工作)难处理的
  • It was small but heavy enough to make it awkward to carry.

    它虽然小,但很重,不便携带。

  • Full-size tripods can be awkward, especially if you're shooting a low-level subject.

    标准尺寸的三脚架可能会不便于使用,用于拍摄低角度的物体时尤其如此。

awkwardly
  • The autoexposure button is awkwardly placed under the lens release button.

    自动曝光按钮安装在镜头脱卸按钮下面,十分不便。

3 ADJ-GRADED (行动)笨拙的;(姿势)别扭的 An awkward movement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy. (行动)笨拙的;(姿势)别扭的
  • Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.

    埃米笨拙地做了个手势。

SYN clumsy, stiff, rude, blundering
awkwardly
  • He fell awkwardly and went down in agony clutching his right knee.

    他笨拙地摔倒了,痛苦地抱住右膝倒在地上。

  • He lay beside her awkwardly, propped on an elbow.

    他用一只胳膊肘支着身体,别扭地躺在她旁边。

4 ADJ-GRADED 害羞的;尴尬的;局促不安的 Someone who feels awkward behaves in a shy or embarrassed way. 害羞的;尴尬的;局促不安的
  • Women frequently say that they feel awkward taking the initiative in sex.

    女人们经常说她们不好意思在性生活上采取主动。

  • He was rather awkward with his godson.

    在教子面前,他非常局促不安。

awkwardly
  • 'This is Malcolm,' the girl said awkwardly, to fill the silence.

    女孩尴尬地说了句这是马尔科姆,打破了沉默。

awkwardness
  • He displayed all the awkwardness of adolescence.

    他表现出了青春期的各种羞涩不安。

5 ADJ-GRADED 不可理喻的;难打交道的;难相处的 If you say that someone is awkward, you are critical of them because you find them unreasonable and difficult to live with or deal with. 不可理喻的;难打交道的;难相处的 [disapproval]
  • She's got to an age where she is being awkward.

    她到了难相处的年龄。

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ADJ.

delicate, embarrassing, sticky, uncomfortable 1

bulky, cumbersome, difficult 2

blundering, bumbling, uncoordinated, ungainly 3

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4097 COCA: 4992
awkward

adjective¹

1difficult困難;艱難VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBSbe, look, seem難以處理;看上去難處理;好像棘手make sth使⋯難以處理ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/相當/非常難應付She asked some rather awkward questions.她問了一些相當難回答的問題。incredibly, terribly極難處理;非常棘手a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些棘手PHRASESmake things awkward使事情變得棘手He could make things very awkward for me if he wanted to.如果他願意的話,他可使我非常難辦。
awkward

adjective²

2not relaxed不放鬆VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, feel, look, sound尷尬;感到局促不安;看上去尷尬;聽上去局促不安He always sounded awkward on the phone.他在電話中聽上去總是局促不安。become變得局促不安make sb使某人尷尬He was embarrassed, which made him awkward.他很窘迫,這使他局促不安。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常尷尬a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些尷尬painfully異常窘迫As a teenager he was painfully awkward in company.作為一個十幾歲的少年,他在眾人面前十分局促不安。socially在社交場合局促不安I was the most socially awkward person you could imagine.我是你能想像出的在社交場合感到最不自在的人。PREPOSITIONabout因⋯感到難為情They felt awkward about having to leave so soon.這麼快就得走,他們感到很難為情。with與⋯一起感到不自在She is awkward with people she doesn't know.她和陌生人在一起感到不自在。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4097 COCA: 4992
awkward adj.
embarrassed (She is awkward with people she doesn't know.) perverse (Please don't be awkward.) sensitive2 (put sb in an awkward position) wrong3 (an awkward time)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4097 COCA: 4992
awkward
Making you feel ashamed or embarrassed: embarrassing, humiliating, painful...
Difficult or impossible to deal with: difficult, impossible, trying...
Causing problems and disagreement: difficult, bad, embarrassing...
Describing clumsiness and awkward movements: clumsy, awkward, ungainly...
Feelings of worry and nervousness: worry, concern, stress...

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