awkwardness
n. 笨拙; 粗劣; 难为情; 尴尬
An awkward situation 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。
Something that is awkward to use or carry is difficult to use or carry because of its design. A job that is awkward is 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。
An awkward movement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy.
Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.
埃米笨拙地做了个手势。
Someone who feels awkward behaves 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。
If you say that someone is awkward, 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。
1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
2. the quality of an embarrassing situation;
3. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
4. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
5. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape;
He displayed all the awkwardness of adolescence.
他表现出了青春期的各种羞涩不安。
His awkwardness made him fumble with the key.
由于尴尬不安,他拿钥匙开锁时显得笨手笨脚.
I tried to smooth over the awkwardness of this first meeting.
我试图掩饰初次会面时的不自然.
With seeming awkwardness he fumbled long with the bow.
他假装笨拙,把弓瞎摸了很久.
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.