awkward的中文翻譯是什麼意思

awkward

US/ˈɔːkwərd/
UK/ˈɔːkwəd/

adj. 使人尷尬的; 棘手的; 難使用的; 不方便的; 危險的; 難攜帶的; 笨拙的; 彆扭的; 害羞的; 不可理喻的; 難相處的

awkward柯林斯釋義

ADJ-GRADED使人尷尬的;難處理的;棘手的

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...

    我是第一個向他提出尷尬問題的人,不過還會有人問更難回答的問題。

  • There was an awkward moment as couples decided whether to stand next to their partners.

    大家在決定是否要站到自己配偶身旁時,這一刻令人尷尬。

ADJ-GRADED難使用的;難攜帶的;(工作)難處理的

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...

    它雖然小,但很重,不便攜帶。

  • Full-size tripods can be awkward, especially if you're shooting a low-level subject.

    標準尺寸的三腳架可能會不便於使用,用於拍攝低角度的物體時尤其如此。

ADJ-GRADED(行動)笨拙的;(姿勢)彆扭的

An awkward movement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy.

  • Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.

    埃米笨拙地做了個手勢。

ADJ-GRADED害羞的;尷尬的;侷促不安的

Someone who feels awkward behaves in a shy or embarrassed way.

  • Women frequently say that they feel awkward taking the initiative in sex...

    女人們經常說她們不好意思在性生活上採取主動。

  • He was rather awkward with his godson.

    在教子面前,他非常侷促不安。

ADJ-GRADED不可理喻的;難打交道的;難相處的

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.

    她到了難相處的年齡。

awkward英文釋義

Adjective

1. causing inconvenience;

  • they arrived at an awkward time

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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?

5. 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

6. not at ease socially; 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

awkward同義詞辨析

awkward, clumsy

這兩個形容詞都含有"笨拙的"之意。

  • awkward :側重缺乏優雅、機敏和技巧。用於物時,指使用不便。
  • clumsy :指人時,側重行動笨拙;指物時,側重製作粗陋或體積、重量過大而呈現笨重。

awkward場景例句

We don't want that awkward man on the committee; do what you can to fence him out.

我們不願那笨蛋加入委員會; 你要盡力阻止他.

I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.

作為客人中的唯一男性,我有些窘迫.

She handled the awkward situation with her usual quiet diplomacy.

她以慣常的不喜張揚的策略應付了尷尬的局面.

This put them in a very awkward position.

這使他們處境很尷尬.

She feel very awkward with a needle.

她做針線活時感到很不對勁.

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awkward詞性變形

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awkward反義詞

adj. 笨拙的;棘手的

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其他釋義

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