awkwardness
n. 笨拙; 粗劣; 難為情; 尷尬
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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.
他表現出了青春期的各種羞澀不安。
His awkwardness made him fumble with the key.
由於尷尬不安,他拿鑰匙開鎖時顯得笨手笨腳.
I tried to smooth over the awkwardness of this first meeting.
我試圖掩飾初次會面時的不自然.
With seeming awkwardness he fumbled long with the bow.
他假裝笨拙,把弓瞎摸了很久.
He sat down , at first, with some constraint and awkwardness.
他剛入座時還感到有點拘束和彆扭.