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awkward

adjective
 
🔊/ˈɔːkwəd/
🔊/ˈɔːkwərd/
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  1.  
    making you feel embarrassed令人尴尬的；使人难堪的
    • There was an awkward silence.一阵令人尴尬的沉默。🔊🔊
    • I felt awkward because they obviously wanted to be alone.我感到很尴尬，因为他们显然想独自一人。
    Extra Examples
    • He always sounded awkward on the phone.他在电话中听上去总是局促不安。
    • He was embarrassed, which made him awkward.他很窘迫，这使他局促不安。
    • I was the most socially awkward person you could imagine.我是你能想象出的在社交场合感到最不自在的人。
    • She is awkward with people she doesn't know.和陌生人相处她感觉不自在。
    • They felt awkward about having to leave so soon.这么快就得走，他们感到很难为情。
    • There was an awkward moment when they asked about his wife.他们问及他妻子，那一刻令人尴尬。
    Topics Feelingsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • with
    See full entry
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    difficult to deal with难对付的；难处理的 synonym difficult
    • Don't ask awkward questions.不要问难答的问题。🔊🔊
    • You've put me in an awkward position.你使得我狼狈不堪。🔊🔊
    • an awkward customer (= a person who is difficult to deal with)难对付的家伙
    • Please don't be awkward about letting him come.关于让他来这事请你不要作梗。🔊🔊
    • It makes things awkward for everyone when you behave like that.你那样做让每个人都感到难堪。
    Extra Examples
    • He could make things very awkward for me if he wanted to.如果他愿意的话，他可使我非常难办。
    • He was in an awkward situation and I thought he handled it very well.他处在尴尬的境地，我认为他处理得很好。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    phrases
    • make things awkward
    See full entry
  3.  
    not convenient不方便的 synonym inconvenient
    • Have I come at an awkward time?我来得不是时候吧？🔊🔊
    • That's a bit awkward for me—could we make it earlier?那个时间我有些不方便－我们早一点可以吗？
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    difficult or dangerous because of its shape or design（因形状、设计而）产生困难的，危险的
    • This box is very awkward for one person to carry.这只箱子一个人很不好搬。🔊🔊
    • This tool will reach into awkward corners, such as under kitchen units.该工具将进入笨拙的角落，例如在厨房设备下。
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    not moving in an easy way; not comfortable（动作）笨拙的；不舒适的
    • He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward.他试着跳舞，但是太笨拙，太别扭。🔊🔊
    • I must have slept in an awkward position—I'm aching all over.我肯定是睡姿不当，搞得全身疼痛。🔊🔊
    Topics Appearancec1
    6. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the wrong way round, upside down’): from dialect awk ‘backwards, perverse, clumsy’ (from Old Norse afugr ‘turned the wrong way’) + -ward.