| 单词 | awkward |
| 释义 | awkward adjective¹ 1difficult困难；艰难verbs | adverb | phrases verbs➤be, look, seem难以处理；看上去难处理；好像棘手▸➤make sth使⋯难以处理adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极为／相当／非常难应付◆she asked some rather awkward questions.她问了一些相当难回答的问题。➤incredibly, terribly极难处理；非常棘手▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿／略有些棘手phrases➤make things awkward使事情变得棘手◆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。awkward adjective² 2not relaxed不放松verbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be, feel, look, sound尴尬；感到局促不安；看上去尴尬；听上去局促不安◆he always sounded awkward on the phone.他在电话中听上去总是局促不安。➤become变得局促不安▸➤make sb使某人尴尬◆he was embarrassed, which made him awkward.他很窘迫，这使他局促不安。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常尴尬▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿／略有些尴尬▸➤painfully异常窘迫◆as a teenager he was painfully awkward in company.作为一个十几岁的少年，他在众人面前十分局促不安。➤socially在社交场合局促不安◆i was the most socially awkward person you could imagine.我是你能想像出的在社交场合感到最不自在的人。preposition➤about因⋯感到难为情◆they felt awkward about having to leave so soon.这么快就得走，他们感到很难为情。➤with与⋯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。 awkwardembarrassed or anxious and unable to relax and behave naturally; making you feel like this（令人）焦虑的，尴尬的，不自在的◆she is awkward with people she doesn't know.和陌生人相处她感觉不自在。◆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。▸ awkwardly adverb◆'i'm sorry,' he said awkwardly.“对不起。”他局促不安地说。note 辨析 embarrassed, uncomfortable or awkward? embarrassed is used especially to describe how sb feels, especially when they think everyone is looking at them, laughing at them or knows sth too personal about them. uncomfortable is often used to describe a situation in which people are unsure how to behave, especially because there is a subject that people do not want to mention but do not know how to avoid. awkward is often used to describe sb's personality or usual behaviour, not just their feelings on a particular occasion. however, in many cases any of these words can be used. * embarrassed 尤形容所有人注视着自己、嘲笑自己或了解自己隐私时的尴尬感觉。uncomfortable 常形容令人不知所措的场合，尤指面对不愿提及却又无法回避的话题。awkward 常形容个性或行为习惯，不限于特殊场合的感受。但在很多情况下这几个词都可以用◆he felt embarrassed / uncomfortable / awkward about being the centre of attention.成为众人注目的中心，他感到很不自在。◆an embarrassed / uncomfortable / awkward silence令人尴尬的沉默 awkward(of a person) difficult to deal with（人）难对付的，难处理的◆please don't be awkward about letting him come.关于让他来这件事，请你不要从中作梗。◆he can be an awkward customer (= a difficult person to deal with generally).他可是个难对付的家伙。 awkward(of a situation or sb's behaviour) difficult to deal with, especially because it could cause embarrassment to sb（局面或行为）难对付的，难处理的，使人难堪的◆don't ask awkward questions.别问不好回答的问题。◆you've put me in an awkward position.你使我处境狼狈。◆it makes things awkward for everyone when you behave like that.你那样做让每个人都感到难堪。awkward/ˈɔ:kwəd ||; ˈɔkwɚd/adj1. difficult to deal with 很难处理的: ◇that's an awkward question. 这是个很难回答的问题。◇you've put me in an awkward position. 你使我的处境很尴尬。◇an awkward customer 难以应付的顾客◇the box isn't heavy but it's awkward to carry. 箱子不重，但很难拿。 2. not convenient, difficult 不方便的；困难的: ◇my mother always phones at an awkward time. 我母亲总是在我不方便的时候打电话来。◇this tin-opener is very awkward to clean. 这把开罐刀很难清洗。 3. embarrassed or embarrassing 困窘的；令人困窘的: ◇i often feel awkward in a group of people. 我在人群中常常感到局促不安。◇there was an awkward silence. 有一阵令人尴尬的沉默。 4. not using the body in the best way; not elegant or comfortable （身体姿势）别扭的、不雅观的或不舒服的: ◇i was sitting with my legs in an awkward position. 我的两条腿没有坐舒服。 ➔awkwardly adv ➔awkwardness noun [u]awkwardsee ⇨ clumsy 2 ⇨ difficult 5,7 ⇨ embarrassed/embarrassing 1 • • •• ⇨ difficult/awkward awk·ward /`ɔkwəd; ˈɔːkwəd/adj 1. difficult to deal with 棘手的，难处理的:◇let's hope they don't ask too many awkward questions. 希望他们别问太多不好回答的问题。 2. embarrassed and shy 尴尬的，为难的:◇he stood in a corner, looking awkward and self-conscious. 他站在角落里，看起来尴尴尬尬，很不自然。 3. deliberately unhelpful 不协作的，不肯帮忙的:◇i wish you'd stop being so awkward! 我希望你别总那样与人为难！ 4. difficult to use, hold, or carry 难用的; 不便携带的:◇this camera's rather awkward to use. 这部照相机使用起来不大方便。 ☞ awkward |
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