awkward
形容词笨拙的; 令人尴尬的; 难对付的; 不方便的
形容词
1. He felt awkward and uncomfortable.
他感到尴尬和不舒服。
2. He asked several awkward questions at the press conference.
他在记者招待会上提了几个难回答的问题。
3. The child is still awkward with his chopsticks.
那小孩还不太会用筷子。
4. He's very awkward, he keeps dropping things.
他很笨，总是丢东西。
5. The pan is an awkward shape.
这个锅的形状用起来不方便。
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
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。
2. 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.
e.g. It was small but heavy enough to make it awkward to carry...
它虽然小，但很重，不便携带。
e.g. 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。
3. （行动）笨拙的；（姿势）别扭的
An awkward movement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy.
e.g. Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.
埃米笨拙地做了个手势。
4. 害羞的；尴尬的；局促不安的
Someone who feels awkward behaves in a shy or embarrassed way.
e.g. 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。
e.g. He was rather awkward with his godson.
在教子面前，他非常局促不安。
5. 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.
e.g. She's got to an age where she is being awkward.
她到了难相处的年龄。
1. Butterworth also testified that Kercher had told her that she found it a " bit awkward " to be Knox's roommate.
2. I'll never forget the 2003 Visa ad campaign that featured the skinny, awkward giant confusing sales clerks with his unfamiliar name.
3. It is awkward that buses have to stay clear of luxury cars.
4. What we know for sure is that traffic congestion is more often than not the result of awkward management.
5. awkward的近义词
5. The slightly awkward maneuver drew sympathetic laughter from the scientists and engineers watching at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.
6. Dogs are at present caught somewhere in an awkward middle ground between man's best friend and a comforting soup.
7. It was more or less a scapegoat for the awkward division of work among responsible authorities.
8. Delaying the awkward " DTR " chat might just give their budding romance a chance to blossom.
9. China will in the end find itself " in an awkward situation " in which its contribution is not duly recognized.
10. awkward的解释
10. The'What To Expect When You're Expecting'star revealed that the situation was more awkward because the stylist was a friend.
awkward的近义词
adj
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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: embarrassing sticky unenviable
4. awkward
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: clumsy cumbersome inapt inept ill-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: bunglesome clumsy ungainly