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awkward adjective DIFFICULT

B2 difficult to use, do, or deal with难用的;棘手的;难处理的,难对付的

It's an awkward corner, so take it slowly.这个转弯不好过,开慢点儿。
Some of the questions were rather awkward.有些问题很难回答。
It was an awkward ascent, but we reached the top eventually.那段上坡路很难走,但最后我们还是爬到了山顶。
[ + to infinitive ] My car's quite awkward to drive.我的车很难开。
He's an awkward customer (= a difficult person to deal with).他是个很难应付的顾客。

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If he persists in asking awkward questions, then send him to the boss.

When two of your best friends argue it puts you in a very awkward position.

He fielded some awkward questions very skilfully.

If they ask any awkward questions, just let me do the talking.

It's going to be awkward, to say the least.

awkward adjective EMBARRASSING

B2 causing problems, worry, or embarrassment令人尴尬的;使人难堪的

an awkward position/situation令人尴尬的位置/局面
There followed an awkward silence while we all tried to think of something to say.然后是一段令人尴尬的沉默,我们都绞尽脑汁地想说点儿什么。
They'd chosen an awkward time to call as I'd just got into the bath.他们偏偏在我刚开始洗澡的时候来电话,真不是时候。
The police asked some awkward questions about where the money had come from.警方围绕钱的来源问了一些让人很难作答的问题。

C2 embarrassed or nervous尴尬的;局促不安的;为难的

I always feel awkward when I'm with Chris - he's so difficult to talk to.我跟克里斯在一起总感到别扭——与他这人交谈太费劲儿。
He seemed a little awkward when I first met him.我第一次见他的时候,他有点儿放不开。

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He's very deft at handling awkward situations.

Somehow she managed to fend off the awkward questions.

It's always awkward when you meet someone you know, but you can't remember their name.

Her remarks produced an awkward silence.

After a long, awkward pause someone asked a question.

awkward adjective NOT HELPFUL

mainly UK intentionally not helpful难相处的;不合作的;故意为难的

Just stop being so awkward and help me push the car, will you!别再跟我闹别扭了,快帮我推推车,好不好!

awkward adjective MOVEMENT

moving in a way that is not natural, relaxed, or attractive笨拙的;别扭的;不灵活的;难看的

His movements were slow and awkward.他的动作迟缓笨拙。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4097 COCA: 4992
awkward

adjective¹

1difficult困難;艱難VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBSbe, look, seem難以處理;看上去難處理;好像棘手make sth使⋯難以處理ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/相當/非常難應付She asked some rather awkward questions.她問了一些相當難回答的問題。incredibly, terribly極難處理;非常棘手a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些棘手PHRASESmake things awkward使事情變得棘手He could make things very awkward for me if he wanted to.如果他願意的話,他可使我非常難辦。
awkward

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2not relaxed不放鬆VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, feel, look, sound尷尬;感到局促不安;看上去尷尬;聽上去局促不安He always sounded awkward on the phone.他在電話中聽上去總是局促不安。become變得局促不安make sb使某人尷尬He was embarrassed, which made him awkward.他很窘迫,這使他局促不安。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常尷尬a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些尷尬painfully異常窘迫As a teenager he was painfully awkward in company.作為一個十幾歲的少年,他在眾人面前十分局促不安。socially在社交場合局促不安I was the most socially awkward person you could imagine.我是你能想像出的在社交場合感到最不自在的人。PREPOSITIONabout因⋯感到難為情They felt awkward about having to leave so soon.這麼快就得走,他們感到很難為情。with與⋯一起感到不自在She is awkward with people she doesn't know.她和陌生人在一起感到不自在。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4097 COCA: 4992
awkward adj.
embarrassed (She is awkward with people she doesn't know.) perverse (Please don't be awkward.) sensitive2 (put sb in an awkward position) wrong3 (an awkward time)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4097 COCA: 4992
awkward
Making you feel ashamed or embarrassed: embarrassing, humiliating, painful...
Difficult or impossible to deal with: difficult, impossible, trying...
Causing problems and disagreement: difficult, bad, embarrassing...
Describing clumsiness and awkward movements: clumsy, awkward, ungainly...
Feelings of worry and nervousness: worry, concern, stress...

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