awkwardness
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美
n. 笨拙;粗劣;难为情;尴尬
BNC.19957 / COCA.17202
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.- 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。
- I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come...
- 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.- 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。
- It was small but heavy enough to make it awkward to carry...
- ADJ-GRADED (行动)笨拙的;(姿势)别扭的
Anawkwardmovement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy.- Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.
埃米笨拙地做了个手势。
- Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.
- ADJ-GRADED 害羞的;尴尬的;局促不安的
Someone who feelsawkwardbehaves in a shy or embarrassed way.- 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。
- Women frequently say that they feel awkward taking the initiative in sex...
- 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.- She's got to an age where she is being awkward.
她到了难相处的年龄。
- She's got to an age where she is being awkward.
英英释义
noun
- trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
- the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
- the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
- the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
- the quality of an embarrassing situation
- he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
- unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
双语例句
- For Hsu, awkwardness was not humor at all.
对徐继曾来说,笨拙的事情根本不幽默。 - In a number of ways, however, SXML corrects some awkwardness in XML, without sacrificing information.
但是,SXML通过一些方式在不损失信息的情况下修正了XML中某些不雅观的地方。 - I was trying to deal with my awkwardness.
我尝试解决自己的笨拙。 - Just kidding of course, but it highlights the awkwardness.
当然,这只是开玩笑,但也凸显出我当时那种尴尬的处境。 - The only problem was the slight awkwardness in loading the film.
唯一的问题是在载入电影时有点笨拙。 - The Ebola scare has introduced a new awkwardness in social relations.
埃博拉疫情造成的恐慌,已经给社会关系制造了一个新的尴尬。 - With seeming awkwardness he fumbled long with the bow.
他假装笨拙,把弓瞎摸了很久。 - She and Diana were great friends and there was no awkwardness between them.
她和戴安娜是好朋友,她们之间没有什么拘束。 - He sat down, at first, with some constraint and awkwardness.
他刚入座时还感到有点拘束和别扭。 - The dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness.
这种舞蹈包含了一种他的笨拙故意的夸张。