英汉词典

awkward 基本解释

• adj. 尴尬的；笨拙的；棘手的；不合适的

awkward 词态变化

awkward 中文词源

awk-,错误方向，-ward,朝向。引申词义笨拙的。

awkward 英文词源

awkward

awkward: [14] When awkward was coined, in Scotland and northern England, it meant ‘turned in the wrong direction’. Middle English had an adjective awk, which meant ‘the wrong way round, backhanded’, and hence ‘perverse’, and with the addition of the suffix -ward this became awkward. Awk itself was adopted from Old Norse afugr, which is related to German ab ‘away’ and English off. Awkward followed a similar semantic path to awk, via ‘perverse, illadapted’ to ‘clumsy’.
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awkward (adj.)

mid-14c., "in the wrong direction," from awk "back-handed" + adverbial suffix -weard (see -ward). Meaning "clumsy" first recorded 1520s. Related: Awkwardly. Other formations from awk, none of them surviving, were awky, awkly, awkness.

awkward 英文释义

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"

awkward 同义词解析

awkward, clumsy

这两个形容词都含有"笨拙的"之意。

awkward：侧重缺乏优雅、机敏和技巧。用于物时，指使用不便。

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。

awkward 双语例句

1. Unfortunately, Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments.

不幸的是，奶奶好像总是醒来的不是时候。

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2. Alexandra looked plump and awkward in her cast-off clothing.

亚历山德拉穿着那身过时的衣裳，显得臃肿笨拙。

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3. I'm always being told off for being so awkward.

我笨手笨脚的，总挨训。

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4. She's got to an age where she is being awkward.

她到了难相处的年龄。

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5. It was small but heavy enough to make it awkward to carry.

它虽然小，但很重，不便携带。

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awkward 实用场景例句

[不可数名词]She laughed to cover up her feeling of awkwardness.

她用笑声掩饰她的难堪。

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Have I come at an awkward time?

我来得不是时候吧？

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This box is very awkward for one person to carry.

这只箱子一个人很不好搬。

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He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward.

他试着跳舞，但是太笨拙，太别扭。

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I must have slept in an awkward position─I'm aching all over.

我肯定睡的姿势不舒适——我全身疼痛。

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‘I'm sorry, ’ he said awkwardly.

“对不起。”他局促不安地说。

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She fell awkwardly and broke her ankle.

她笨重地摔了一跤，摔断了踝关节。

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an awkwardly shaped room

形状别扭的房间

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There was an awkward silence.

一阵令人尴尬的沉默。

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Don't ask awkward questions.

不要问不好回答的问题。

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You've put me in an awkward position.

你使得我狼狈不堪。

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an awkward customer (= a person who is difficult to deal with)

难对付的家伙

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Please don't be awkward about letting him come.

关于让他来这事请你不要作梗。

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It was small but heavy enough to make it awkward to carry...

它虽然小，但很重，不便携带。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

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Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.

埃米笨拙地做了个手势。

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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。

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He was rather awkward with his godson.

在教子面前，他非常局促不安。

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She's got to an age where she is being awkward.

她到了难相处的年龄。

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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。

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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。

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