awkward
awkward 英 [ˈɔ:kwəd] 美 [ˈɔkwərd]
adj. 尴尬的；笨拙的；棘手的
- If you are awkward, chances are you are uncomfortable. You could feel socially awkward, like when you forget the host's name. Or, you may feel physically awkward, like when you trip on your way to the podium.
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- adj. 尴尬的；笨拙的；棘手的
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1. There was an awkward silence.
一阵令人尴尬的沉默。
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2. Don't ask awkward questions.
不要问棘手的问题。
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3. You've put me in an awkward position.
你使得我狼狈不堪。
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4. an awkward customer
难对付的家伙
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5. Have I come at an awkward time?
我来得不是时候吧？
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6. This box is very awkward for one person to carry.
这只箱子一个人很不好搬。
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7. He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward.
他试着跳舞，但是太笨拙，太别扭。
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8. ‘I'm sorry,’ he said awkwardly.
“对不起。”他局促不安地说。
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9. She fell awkwardly and broke her ankle.
她笨重地摔了一跤，摔断了踝关节。
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10. She laughed to cover up her feeling of awkwardness.
她用笑声掩饰她的难堪。
- awkward (adv., adj.) mid-14c. (adv.), "in the wrong direction," from awk "back-handed" + adverbial suffix -weard (see -ward). The original sense is obsolete. As an adjective, "turned the wrong way," 1510s. Meaning "clumsy, wanting ease and grace in movement" recorded by 1520s. Of persons, the meaning "embarrassed, ill-at-ease" is from 1713s. Related: Awkwardly. Other 15c.-17c. formations from awk, none of them surviving, were awky, awkly, awkness.
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