awkward
听听怎么读
英 [ˈɔ:kwəd]
美 [ˈɔkwərd]
是什么意思
令人尴尬的;难对付的;不方便的;笨拙的
双语释义
adj.(形容词)
- 令人尴尬的; 使人难堪的 making you feel embarrassed; not comfortable, relaxed, or confident
- 难对付的; 难处理的 difficult to deal with; difficult to deal with and embarrassing
- 不方便的 not convenient; difficult to use or handle
- (因形状、设计而)产生困难的,危险的 difficult or dangerous because of its shape or design
- 不优美的; 难看的; 不舒适的 not graceful; not comfortable; slightly wrong and not attractive or graceful
英英释义
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
- causing inconvenience
学习怎么用
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词- awkward child笨拙的孩子
- awkward customer难以应付的人
- awkward drawing粗劣的图画
- awkward excuse拙劣的借口
- awkward instrument使用不便的工具
- awkward method难以掌握的方法
- awkward position尴尬的处境
- awkward posture不雅的姿势
- awkward question棘手的问题
- awkward situation尴尬的境遇
- awkward staircase不便上下的楼梯
- awkward at在…方面技巧拙劣的
- awkward at tennis网球技术很差
- awkward for对…不便的
- awkward in在…方面技巧拙劣的
- awkward in one's movements动作笨拙
- awkward with与…一起感到不自在的,用…笨拙的
- awkward with a needle and thread使用针线很笨拙
- awkward with children和孩子在一起感到局促不安
- awkward with sb's hand某人的手工活儿很笨拙
同近义词辨析
sensible, conscious, awkward, aware, clumsy
这组词都有“笨拙的”的意思,其区别是:
sensible 侧重通过直觉或理性感觉意识到某物的存在。 awkward, clumsy
conscious指内心的感觉,强调深刻的心理活动。
awkward侧重缺乏优雅、机敏和技巧。用于物时,指使用不便。
aware强调通过耳闻目睹或感觉而得到的信息,也指敏税的观察和推断。侧重感知,多与of一起用。
clumsy指人时,侧重行动笨拙;指物时,侧重制作粗陋或体积、重量过大而呈现笨重。
双语例句
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。
权威例句
Subsidies, hierarchy and peers: the awkward economics of higher educationTackling the Awkward Squad: monadic input/output, concurrency, exceptions, and foreign-language calls in HaskellAn Awkward Relationship: The Case of Feminism and AnthropologyAwkward moments in patient-physician communication about HIV risk.The effects of awkward versus natural shoulder configurations on elbow maximal torque based on isokinetic dynamometerSergio Garcia's meltdown at the Masters will likely lead to an awkward few days for the reigning championAwkward trunk postures and their relationship with low back pain in hospital nursesWithdrawing from Controversial Case Was Awkward for King & Spalding, But That's About AllAwkwardness ensues as top Democratic senator asks Mark Zuckerberg if he'll reveal what hotel he stayed at last nightImagined spatial transformations of one's hands and feet.