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awkward单词基本解析：

adj.使人尴尬的; 棘手的; 难使用的; 不方便的; 危险的; 难携带的; 笨拙的; 别扭的; 害羞的; 不可理喻的; 难相处的
adj.尴尬的, 笨拙的, （设计）别扭的
adj.令人尴尬的；难对付的；不方便的；笨拙的

awkward变化用词：

副词:awkwardly;名词:awkwardness;
副词: awkwardly | 名词: awkwardness |

awkward英英释义：

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"

形容词 awkward:

causing inconvenience

lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

同义词：bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly

not elegant or graceful in expression

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

hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

同义词：embarrassing, sticky, unenviable

not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner

同义词：ill at ease, uneasy

awkward[ 'ɔ:kwəd ]adj.causing inconvenience

"they arrived at an awkward time"

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"

difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

"an awkward bundle to carry"

同义词：bunglesomeclumsyungainly

not elegant or graceful in expression

"an awkward prose style"

同义词：clumsycumbersomeinaptineptill-chosen

hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

"awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"

同义词：embarrassingstickyunenviable

not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner

"awkward and reserved at parties"

同义词：ill at ease(p)uneasy

awkward中文词源：

awkward用法和例句：

[不可数名词]She laughed to cover up her feeling of awkwardness.

她用笑声掩饰她的难堪。

Have I come at an awkward time?

我来得不是时候吧？

This box is very awkward for one person to carry.

这只箱子一个人很不好搬。

He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward.

他试着跳舞，但是太笨拙，太别扭。

I must have slept in an awkward position─I'm aching all over.

我肯定睡的姿势不舒适——我全身疼痛。

‘I'm sorry, ’ he said awkwardly.

“对不起。”他局促不安地说。

She fell awkwardly and broke her ankle.

她笨重地摔了一跤，摔断了踝关节。

an awkwardly shaped room

形状别扭的房间

There was an awkward silence.

一阵令人尴尬的沉默。

Don't ask awkward questions.

不要问不好回答的问题。

You've put me in an awkward position.

你使得我狼狈不堪。

an awkward customer (= a person who is difficult to deal with)

难对付的家伙

Please don't be awkward about letting him come.

关于让他来这事请你不要作梗。

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。

Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.

埃米笨拙地做了个手势。

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。

She's got to an age where she is being awkward.

她到了难相处的年龄。

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。

awkward

"It's like a skullcap and looks so awkward.

"这就像一个头盖骨，看起来很尴尬.

Don't buy such an awkward pen next time.

下次不要买这么难用的的钢笔了。

Don't be awkward: we have to get this finished by five o'clock.

不要出难题了，我们必须赶五点钟前把这项工作干完。

Do not look so awkward, your performance is wonderful.

不要如此尴尬，你的表演棒极了。

Don't ask awkward questions.

不要问棘手的问题。

An awkward person or player;a bungler.

与他相比,我只能算是一个笨拙的人。

The box is not much heavy as it is awkward.

与其说这盒子很沉重不如说它很笨重。

Aunt Lena came to visit us at an awkward time.

丽娜大婶在我们很不方便的时候来了。

The thing is a little awkward.

事情有点不好办。

He passed off the awkward situation .

他不去注意那个尴尬的处境。

He is very awkward about give us further credit.

他为给我们进一步地增加贷款而为难。

They were impatient to get out of this awkward situation.

他们迫切想摆脱困境.

He is awkward with handling tools .

他使用工具笨手笨脚。

He is awkward in his movements.

他动作笨拙。

He felt rather awkward in presence of ladies.

他在女士面前有些窘。

He asked several awkward questions at the press conference.

他在记者招待会上提了几个难回答的问题。

He is large and awkward, with a great round face.

他大而笨拙，脸孔圆大。

He passed off the awkward situation tactfully.

他巧妙地把尴尬局面对付过去了。

He dealt with an awkward situation very tactfully.

他很巧妙地处理了一个困难的局面。

He tactfully coped with an awkward situation.

他很巧妙地应付了一个尴尬局面。

He's very awkward,he keeps dropping things.

他很笨,总是丢东西。

He' s very awkward, he keeps dropping things.

他很笨，总是丢东西。

He felt awkward and uncomfortable.

他感到尴尬和不舒服。

Awkward, but he's going to thank me.

他或许会有些尴尬,不过他会感谢我的。

He's an awkward, contrary child.

他是个又麻烦又不听话的孩子.

He was an awkward child, always falling over himself and breaking things.

他是个笨拙的孩子，经常笨手笨脚地把东西摔破。

He's at that awkward age; always hanging around on street corners.

他正处于将成年的时期，老是在街头巷尾闲荡。

His clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot.

他用笨拙的手指打了一个很糟糕的结。

His marriage is an awkward business.

他的婚姻是件棘手的事情.

He's rather awkward with his hands.

他的手很不灵活。

The pencil felt thick and awkward in his fingers.

他的手指缝里的铅笔使他感到又粗又笨。

He is awkward in his gait [at pingpong].

他的步态不雅观 [他的乒乓球技巧拙劣] 。

He is awkward in his gait.

他的步态不雅观。

He was surprised that she seemed so little awkward.

他看见她似乎一点也没有尴尬的样子、感到惊讶。

He smiled in an awkward almost apologetic way.

他笑得很尴尬，几乎象在道歉。

He's as bright as a button and can ask the most awkward questions.

他聪明伶俐，会提出一些令人难以回答的问题。

He finds it awkward working there; there isn't much elbow-room.

他觉得在那做事很不方便，连个转身的地方都没有。

An awkward pause followed his remark.

他讲了话，接着是一片让人尴尬的沉寂。

He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.

他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

He seemed as awkward and rough as ever.

他跟从前一样拙笨和粗鲁。

He has gone to ground in his country estate to avoid awkward questions.

他躲到他的农庄以逃避使他感到尴尬的问题。

He said between his teeth, "Very awkward!

他透过牙缝说:"非常难堪!

For one or two minutes an awkward silence reigned.

令人难堪的沉默延续了一两分钟。

The conference was sunk into an awkward situation.

会谈陷入了一片尴尬。

But this can be expensive and awkward.

但这种方法可能很费钱，也很烦人。

You didn't see how awkward this is for me.

你不知道这让我多为难。

You've put me in an awkward position.

你使得我狼狈不堪。

What's that awkward bulge in your pocket?

你口袋里那块鼓鼓囊囊的东西是什么?

You've posed an awkward question.

你已经提出了一个难题。

You dealt with an awkward situation very tactfully.

你很巧妙地处理了一个困难的局面。

You've put me in a very awkward position.

你把我弄得很狼狈.

You have put me in a very awkward position.

你把我弄得很狼狈。

You were so very awkward in doing it.

你把这件事做得糟透了。

It's very awkward of you not to play for the team tomorrow.

你明天不为本队参加比赛可太不像话了。

Your decision puts me in an awkward position.

你的决定把我弄得很尴尬。

Your refusal puts me in an awkward predicament.

你的拒绝让我感到十分为难。

It would be awkward to have you go away.

你若离去，那将会有困难。

Please don't be awkward about letting him come.

关于让他来这事请你不要作梗。

An awkward several-minute pause ensues.

几分钟的尴尬的等待过去了。

There is an awkward confrontation.

出现了令人尴尬的局面。

Do not attempt to lift heavy or awkward loads.

勿尝试举起超重或笨拙的物体。

North Americans find this awkward and often back away a few inches.

北美人觉得这太尴尬，常常会后退几英寸。

The doctor, taken by surprise, awkward and sheepish, knelt too.

医生丝毫没有思想准备，不由得感到手足无措，不好意思，于是也跪下了。

Even the most awkward person will come to heel if he is tackled in the right way.

即使是最难应付的人，只要用正确的方法对待他，他也会顺从的。

The speaker was peppered with awkward questions.

发言人被尴尬的问题所围困。

But there are enough wanting to put you out of business to make it very awkward of you.

可是要你做不成生意，让你处境非常狼狈的也大有人在。

A. awkward B. uneasy C. unnatural D. former40.

因为我以前的英语老师还都在那里，我想这个领导可能会很难当。

An awkward or perplexing situation; a predicament.

困境令人难堪或困窘的形势; 窘境

An awkward or perplexing situation;a predicament.

困境令人难堪或困窘的形势；窘境

An awkward situation arose during the peace talks.

在和平谈判中出现了棘手的情况

At the formal party I felt very awkward and out of place.

在正式的舞会上，我感到局促不安，很不自在。

In a difficult, awkward, or vulnerable position.

处于困境处于危险、尴尬或易受攻击的境地

This choice of terminology is admittedly a bit awkward.

大家公认术语的这种选法有些不合理

Swans are surprisingly awkward on land.

天鹅在陆地上笨得出奇。

Swans are surrprisingly awkward on land.

天鹅在陆地上笨的出奇。

A misplaced or awkward step.

失足把脚放错地方或错误的一步

She was awkward at handling the tools.

她使用工具时笨手笨脚。

She feel very awkward with a needle.

她做针线活时感到很不对劲。

She is still awkward with chopsticks.

她用筷子还不熟练。

He is awkward at handling tools .

她被响声弄醒了。

用作形容词(adj.)

It's a little awkward, because he's my friend but I'm still his boss.
他是我朋友,而我又是他老板,这真有点尴尬。

He felt awkward and uncomfortable.
他感到尴尬和不舒服。

He seemed as awkward and rough as ever.
他跟从前一样拙笨和粗鲁。

Swans are surprisingly awkward on the land.
天鹅在陆地上笨的出奇。

The handle of this teapot has an awkward shape.
这茶壶把儿的形状真别扭。

The heavy ax was awkward to use.
这把重斧头不好用。

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