awkward

  核心辭彙  
['ɔːkwəd]     ['ɔːkwərd]    
  • adj. 尷尬的;笨拙的;(設計)彆扭的
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awkward的英文翻譯是什麼意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:

詳盡釋義

adj. (形容詞)
  1. 棘手的
  2. 難對付的,難處理的
  3. 笨拙的,不熟練的,不靈巧的
  4. 使用不便的,難操作的
  5. 尷尬的,令人尷尬的,使人難堪的
  6. 麻煩的,不便的
  7. 不合適的
  8. 不優美的,難看的
  9. 不舒適的
  10. 產生困難的
  11. 危險的

雙解釋義

adj. (形容詞)
  1. 令人尷尬的; 使人難堪的 making you feel embarrassed; not comfortable, relaxed, or confident
  2. 難對付的; 難處理的 difficult to deal with; difficult to deal with and embarrassing
  3. 不方便的 not convenient; difficult to use or handle
  4. (因形狀、設計而)產生困難的,危險的 difficult or dangerous because of its shape or design
  5. 不優美的; 難看的; 不舒適的 not graceful; not comfortable; slightly wrong and not attractive or graceful

英英釋義

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. socially uncomfortable; 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的用法和樣例:

例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)
  1. It's a little awkward, because he's my friend but I'm still his boss.
    他是我朋友,而我又是他老闆,這真有點尷尬。
  2. He felt awkward and uncomfortable.
    他感到尷尬和不舒服。
  3. He seemed as awkward and rough as ever.
    他跟從前一樣拙笨和粗魯。
  4. Swans are surprisingly awkward on the land.
    天鵝在陸地上笨的出奇。
  5. The handle of this teapot has an awkward shape.
    這茶壺把兒的形狀真彆扭。
  6. The heavy ax was awkward to use.
    這把重斧頭不好用。

辭彙搭配

用作形容詞 (adj.)
~+名詞 ~+介詞

經典引文

  • I have not seen a more clumsy, aukward, and unhandy people.

    出自: Swift
  • Basketball and football players, great big awkward sorts of boys.

    出自: J. Irving
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