awkward
awkward
英[ˈɔːkwəd]美[ˈɔːkwərd]
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；
副词：awkwardly;
名词：awkwardness;
例句
You've posed an awkward question.你已经提出了一个难题。
His landing was awkward,but it was only the second time he’d flown solo.他的着陆技术很不熟练,但这只是他第二次单飞。
I was too awkward to help in kitchen.我笨手笨脚, 在厨房里帮不上什么忙。
She handled the awkward situation with her usual quiet diplomacy.她以惯常的不喜张扬的策略应付了尴尬的*面。
He was an awkward dancer.他跳舞笨手笨脚。
John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈, 以至于大家都注意到了他。
She is an awkward girl.她是一个笨手笨脚的女孩。
I'm always being told off for being so awkward...我笨手笨脚的，总挨训。
She was unable to sell it, because for one thing its size was awkward.她卖不掉它，一来是由于尺寸用起来不方便。
Alex and Tony were turning awkward hands to plows and hoe handles.亚历克斯和托尼在犁耙等农活方面都几乎变成新手了.
英语六级真题
Basically the tech industry seems to be in an awkward period now.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文The men are very socially awkward but very bright.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
使人尴尬的；难处理的；棘手的
An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
例句
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。ADJ-GRADED
难使用的；难携带的；（工作）难处理的
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.
例句
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。ADJ-GRADED
（行动）笨拙的；（姿势）别扭的
An awkward movement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy.
例句
Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.埃米笨拙地做了个手势。ADJ-GRADED
害羞的；尴尬的；*促不安的
Someone who feels awkward behaves in a shy or embarrassed way.
例句
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*促不安。ADJ-GRADED
不可理喻的；难打交道的；难相处的
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.
例句
She's got to an age where she is being awkward.她到了难相处的年龄。英汉词典释义
adj.
不优美的；难看的；不舒适的
She is an awkward girl.她是一个笨手笨脚的女孩。John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈, 以至于大家都注意到了他。难操纵的, 使用不便的
令人尴尬的；使人难堪的
难对付的；难处理的
（因形状、设计而）产生困难的，危险的
英英词典释义
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"
