awkward
adjective /ˈɔːkwəd/
/ˈɔːkwərd/
- making you feel embarrassed
令人尴尬的；使人难堪的 - There was an awkward silence.
一阵令人尴尬的沉默。 - I felt awkward because they obviously wanted to be alone.
我感到很尴尬，因为他们显然想一个人呆着。
Topics Feelingsb2- He always sounded awkward on the phone.
他在电话中听上去总是局促不安。 - He was embarrassed, which made him awkward.
他很窘迫，这使他局促不安。 - I was the most socially awkward person you could imagine.
我是你能想象出的在社交场合感到最不自在的人。 - She is awkward with people she doesn't know.
和陌生人相处她感觉不自在。 - They felt awkward about having to leave so soon.
这么快就得走，他们感到很难为情。 - There was an awkward moment when they asked about his wife.
他们问及他妻子，那一刻令人尴尬。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- with
- There was an awkward silence.
- difficult to deal with
难对付的；难处理的 - Don't ask awkward questions.
不要问难答的问题。 - 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 makes things awkward for everyone when you behave like that.
你那样做让每个人都感到难堪。
- He could make things very awkward for me if he wanted to.
如果他愿意的话，他可使我非常难办。 - He was in an awkward situation and I thought he handled it very well.
他处境尴尬，我认为他处理得很好。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- make things awkward
- Don't ask awkward questions.
- not convenient
不方便的 - Have I come at an awkward time?
我来得不是时候吧？ - That's a bit awkward for me—could we make it earlier?
那个时间我有些不方便－我们早一点可以吗？
- Have I come at an awkward time?
- difficult or dangerous because of its shape or design
（因形状、设计而）产生困难的，危险的 - This box is very awkward for one person to carry.
这只箱子一个人很不好搬。 - This tool will reach into awkward corners, such as under kitchen units.
这个工具会伸到尴尬的角落，比如厨房单元下面。
- This box is very awkward for one person to carry.
- not moving in an easy way; not comfortable
（动作）笨拙的；不舒适的 - 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.
我肯定是睡姿不当，搞得全身疼痛。
- He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward.
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘the wrong way round, upside down’): from dialect awk ‘backwards, perverse, clumsy’ (from Old Norse afugr ‘turned the wrong way’) + -ward.