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这里为大家介绍下awkward 是什么意思，希望能帮助到各位朋友。

音标：[ "ɔ:kwəd ]

中英文翻译

adj.

1.(机器等)有毛病的，难使用的，不称手的，(衣裳)不合身的。

2.(质问，事情等)棘手的；为难的，麻烦的。

3.笨拙的，不灵活的，不雅观的；粗劣的。

短语和例子

be in awkward situation, 处境困难。 He is awkward in his movements. 他动作笨拙。 I felt awkward. 我觉得局促不安，真尴尬，真别扭。 awkward customer 难对付的家伙。 an awkward instrument 不顺手的工具。 awkward position 狼狈处境。 an awkward remark 不得体的话。

adv.

-ly ,-ness n.

lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"

socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn""t know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"

同义词：ill at ease, uneasy,

causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time"

hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "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"

同义词：embarrassing, sticky, unenviable,

not elegant or graceful in expression; "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?"

同义词：clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen,

difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

同义词：bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly,

例句与用法

1.He felt rather awkward in presence of ladies .

他在女士面前有些窘。

2.It would put him in a mighty awkward position .

这会使他处境非常尴尬。

3.You didn"t see how awkward this is for me .

你不知道这让我多为难。

4.Your decision puts me in an awkward position .

你的决定把我弄得很尴尬。

5.An awkward sentence caught her eye .

有一个蹩脚的句子吸引住了她的视线。

6.He seemed as awkward and rough as ever .

他跟从前一样拙笨和粗鲁。

7.She feel very awkward with a needle .

她做针线活时感到很不对劲。

8.Swans are surprisingly awkward on land .

天鹅在陆地上笨得出奇。

9.These expressions are rather awkward .

这些表示式是相当冗长的。

10.Basil was chivvying his awkward sister .

巴兹尔大声招呼着他难以对付的姐姐。

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