awkward单词什么意思_awkward单词解释 awkward的反义词awkward的例句

形容词笨拙的; 令人尴尬的; 难对付的; 不方便的

6. awkward什么意思

1. 尴尬的：authoritative 权威性的 | awkward 尴尬的 | balanced 平衡的

2. (本义)行动不便：anticipating(本义)期待的 | awkward(本义)行动不便 | to be caught(本义)被捉住

3. 笨拙的：awful 糟糕的 | awkward 笨拙的 | axis 轴

2. awkward的解释

1. 使人尴尬的；难处理的；棘手的
An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

adj

1. socially uncomfortable
unsure and constrained in manner

e.g. awkward and reserved at parties
ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
was always uneasy with strangers

Synonym: ill at ease(p)uneasy

2. causing inconvenience

e.g. they arrived at an awkward time

3. hard to deal with
especially causing pain or embarrassment

e.g. awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
an awkward pause followed his remark
a sticky question
in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign

Synonym: embarrassingstickyunenviable

4. not elegant or graceful in expression

e.g. an awkward prose style
a clumsy apology
his cumbersome writing style
if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?

Synonym: clumsycumbersomeinaptineptill-chosen

5. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

e.g. an awkward dancer
an awkward gesture
too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot

6. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

e.g. an awkward bundle to carry
a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
clumsy wooden shoes
the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl

Synonym: bunglesomeclumsyungainly

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