awkward

英 [ˈɔːkwəd]

美 [ˈɔːkwərd]

adj.  令人尴尬的; 使人难堪的; 难对付的; 难处理的; 不方便的

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同义词辨析

clumsyawkwardblunderingbungling【导航词义：笨拙的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人尴尬的；使人难堪的
  making you feel embarrassed
  1. There was an awkward silence.
     一阵令人尴尬的沉默。
• 难对付的；难处理的
  difficult to deal with
  1. Don't ask awkward questions.
     不要问不好回答的问题。
  2. You've put me in an awkward position.
     你使得我狼狈不堪。
  3. an awkward customer (= a person who is difficult to deal with)
     难对付的家伙
  4. Please don't be awkward about letting him come.
     关于让他来这事请你不要作梗。
• 不方便的
  not convenient
  1. Have I come at an awkward time?
     我来得不是时候吧？
• （因形状、设计而）产生困难的，危险的
  difficult or dangerous because of its shape or design
  1. This box is very awkward for one person to carry.
     这只箱子一个人很不好搬。
• （动作）笨拙的；不舒适的
  not moving in an easy way; not comfortable
  1. He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward.
     他试着跳舞，但是太笨拙，太别扭。
  2. I must have slept in an awkward position─I'm aching all over.
     我肯定睡的姿势不舒适——我全身疼痛。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 使人尴尬的；难处理的；棘手的
  Anawkwardsituation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
  1. 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。
  2. 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-GRADED 难使用的；难携带的；（工作）难处理的
  Something that isawkward touse or carry is difficult to use or carry because of its design. A job that isawkwardis difficult to do.
  1. It was small but heavy enough to make it awkward to carry...
     它虽然小，但很重，不便携带。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED （行动）笨拙的；（姿势）别扭的
  Anawkwardmovement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy.
  1. Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.
     埃米笨拙地做了个手势。
• ADJ-GRADED 害羞的；尴尬的；局促不安的
  Someone who feelsawkwardbehaves in a shy or embarrassed way.
  1. 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。
  2. He was rather awkward with his godson.
     在教子面前，他非常局促不安。
• ADJ-GRADED 不可理喻的；难打交道的；难相处的
  If you say that someone isawkward, you are critical of them because you find them unreasonable and difficult to live with or deal with.
  1. She's got to an age where she is being awkward.
     她到了难相处的年龄。

英英释义

adj

• socially uncomfortable
  1. awkward and reserved at parties
  2. ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
  3. was always uneasy with strangers
  Synonym:ill at ease(p)uneasy
• causing inconvenience
  1. they arrived at an awkward time
• hard to deal with
  1. awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
  2. an awkward pause followed his remark
  3. a sticky question
  4. in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
  Synonym:embarrassingstickyunenviable
• not elegant or graceful in expression
  1. an awkward prose style
  2. a clumsy apology
  3. his cumbersome writing style
  4. if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
  Synonym:clumsycumbersomeinaptineptill-chosen
• lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
  1. an awkward dancer
  2. an awkward gesture
  3. too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
  4. his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot
• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
  1. an awkward bundle to carry
  2. a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
  3. clumsy wooden shoes
  4. the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
  Synonym:bunglesomeclumsyungainly

双语例句

• She was unable to sell it, because for one thing its size was awkward
  她卖不掉它，一来是由于尺寸用起来不方便。
• His movements were clumsy, and his gait peculiarly awkward.
  他动作笨拙，步态尤其难看。
• If you had prepared in advance, you wouldn't be in such an awkward position.
  如果你事先作好准备，也不至于那么被动。
• They always seemed a little awkward with each other, a bit stiff and formal.
  他们在一起似乎总是觉得有点别扭，有点拘谨，不太随意。
• 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。
• I'm always being told off for being so awkward
  我笨手笨脚的，总挨训。
• He broke from prevailing orthodoxies and asked the awkward questions
  他抛开盛行的正统观念，问了一些难以回答的问题。
• She's got to an age where she is being awkward.
  她到了难相处的年龄。
• The Hotel has two strikes against it. One, it's an immense ugly concrete building. Second, it lies in a rather awkward position
  该旅馆有两个缺点。其一，它是个非常难看的大型混凝土建筑。其二，它位于一个相当偏僻的地段。
• He felt rather awkward in presence of ladies.
  他在女士面前有些窘。