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awkward

英 ['ɔːkwə(r)d] 美 ['ɔkwərd]

释义

adj.
令人尴尬的;使人难堪的;难对付的;难处理的
网络
笨拙的;囧女珍娜;棘手的
展开详细释义

adj.

1.相当窘,尴尬,令人尴尬的,令人难堪的;不自在;不自然

2.笨拙的,不灵活的,不雅观的;粗劣的

3.笨,拙笨,笨拙,笨手笨脚

4.棘手的,不好办,问题棘手,难以处理,难以对付的;麻烦的,麻烦事;为难,令人为难;讨厌的;不便

5.(质问,事情等)棘手的;为难的,麻烦的

6.(机器等)有毛病的,难使用的,不称手的,(衣裳)不合身的

7.难读的

8.难挨的

9.很别扭,别别扭扭的,别别扭扭地;蹩脚的,佶屈聱牙;措词生硬的

10.愚蠢的

在例句中理解 43 句

  1. It must have been hard for her to tell the awkward, freckle -faced first grader the truth.

    对妈妈来说,把真相告诉这么一个笨手笨脚、满脸雀斑的一年级小学生,肯定很痛苦。

  2. Say the word 'sell' enough times, and you win a long, awkward elevator ride out of the building with your soon-to-be-former boss.

    如果说“卖出”这个词次数太多了,你的老板很可能就要请你走人了。

  3. Meanwhile, a female Chinese assistant would feel very awkward if her male Western boss opened the door for her.

    同时,如果来自西方国家的男性老板为中国女助手开门的话,她会觉得非常尴尬。

  4. She says she began to feel "socially awkward" during A-levels and that this became worse at university.

    在准备高级考试期间,她回忆说她感到了“社交障碍”,后来到了大学情况更加恶化。

  5. In discussions with his advisers, I emphasised I would have to press him on awkward questions, including his father's longevity in office.

    在与赛义夫的顾问探讨具体安排时,我强调我会追问他一些尴尬问题,包括他父亲的长期执政。

  6. It did work, but like similar mobile programs for controlling PCs, I found it a bit awkward to use.

    但我对这款产品不是那么满意,它确实能够运行,但和其他类似的控制个人电脑的手机程序一样,用起来有点别扭。

  7. Conceptually, that's a bit simpler, but it would make it awkward to, say, mine your order data to count the most popular toppings.

    从概念上讲,那会更简单点,但会导致难于(比方说)挖掘订单数据来统计最受欢迎的浇头。

  8. I don't really drink, you know, and I always feel a bit awkward.

    我不是很能喝酒,这个让我有点尴尬。

  9. After an awkward silence, Lisa completely flushed and with her head down started to talk.

    经过了一阵难堪的沉默之后,丽莎的脸已经羞得通红。她低垂着头开始说话。

  10. He may also be sweating it out, hoping that success in the upper-house elections will enable him to eject his awkward bedfellows.

    他也许会焦急的等待着,希望上院选举的胜利能帮他赶走那些糟糕的伙伴。

  11. It might not be so awkward if Goldman had suffered just a little more from the credit crisis.

    如果高盛遭受信贷危机的打击再大那么一点点,保尔森也不至于如此尴尬。

  12. In fact he did not get to the White House by merely being nice, but by being bold and often confronting awkward subjects head-on.

    实际上,他在白宫不仅仅表现出友好,也有失礼和粗鲁的一面,也常常遇到棘手难题。

  13. I feel a bit awkward in public and do not show up quite as well as I should.

    系公众场合中,您会因为感到唔自在而表现得不如理想。

  14. he looked at her with burning eyes , and was on the verge of becoming awkward , when a retort came to his lips.

    他用燃烧的眼睛望着她,快要露出窘相,唇边却冒出了一句反驳的话。

  15. Pay the bill without hesitation. Asking her to split the bill will be awkward, and paying for her meal on the first date is a nice gesture.

    要毫不犹豫地买单。要求她和你一起付账会非常尴尬,第一次约会为她买单是比较好的姿态。

  16. hard to say If I were a Tibetan antelope, I would feel very uncomfortable and awkward.

    如果我是藏羚羊,我还是觉得挺别扭的。

  17. It is no use getting your entire family to sit around the dinner table if it feels awkward because no one is talking.

    一家人围坐在餐桌前如果因为觉得尴尬而彼此不说话就没有意义。

  18. When forced into the company of said relatives, however, things might get just a little bit awkward.

    另外就是你可能会遭遇被人说成是靠关系进入公司的空降兵,会有一些些尴尬的情况出现。

  19. I had finally decided to cut my bad haircut and I finally began to grow into my body, so I wasn't as awkward and gangly !

    后来我终于决定改变难看的发型,我的身体也终于长开了,我终于看上去不那么瘦削和笨拙了!

  20. The thought of that brought huge smile to her face, looking slightly awkward and lonely since she's sitting alone in the back seat.

    想到这,V不禁露出大大的笑容,由于她独自坐在后座,这看起来有些窘迫。

  21. Community title site attached - as you can see lots are awkward to deal with, but am trying to create one or two designs at most to suit.

    社区网站标题连接-你可以看到很多是令人窘迫的处理,但我试图创造最适合一个或两个设计。

  22. You know, now that I think of it, that's not so bad. It's cute, in an awkward sort of way. Maybe I'll give Hallmark a call.

    你知道,现在我的看法,不是那么糟糕。它很酷,以一种笨拙的方式。也许我该给。

  23. These can be difficult and awkward questions to ask, but will save you great heartache and misunderstanding down the line.

    回答这些问题确实又困难又尴尬,不过这真的会免去你永无止境的头疼和误解。

  24. The International Monetary Fund (referred to as IMF) is currently deeped into a very awkward position after after 60 years of development.

    国际货币基金组织(以下简称“IMF”)在历经六十余年的发展后,目前处于一个非常尴尬的境地。

  25. Awkward and stiff-necked he might be, but Howard was undemanding of his children.

    霍华德或许不太好相处,也有些顽固,但对孩子们并不苛求。

  26. The so-called Loose lips sink ships, but will sometimes in an awkward position, this situation is often in the interview.

    所谓言多必失,有时候反而会让处于尴尬的境地,这种情形在面试中是经常出现的。

  27. It was an awkward question but I felt the only way was to be quite truthful about it.

    这是一个棘手的问题,但是我觉得唯一的办法是说老实话。

  28. Today, my parents met my boyfriend, and we had a very awkward dinner. I was terribly worried they wouldn't approve of him.

    今天我爸妈和我男朋友见面了,一起吃饭的时候气氛很糟糕。

  29. The deficiency of plots made thoughts unable to be consumed, which is the important reason why The Promise is in an awkward position.

    在消费文化语境中,电影故事性的缺位使思想丧失了可消费性,这是《无极》遭遇尴尬的重要原因。

  30. However, the actual teaching, " Chinese Reading " is often an awkward situation.

    可是,在实际的教学中,《语文读本》往往处于一种尴尬的境地。

  31. I hoped he would stop asking awkward questions .

    我希望他不要再问令人难堪的问题。

  32. There was an awkward moment when she didn’t know whether to shake his hand or kiss his cheek.

    她不知道是该跟他握手还是亲他的脸颊,一时很尴尬。

  33. an awkward silence

    令人尴尬的沉默

  34. A laugh can help people over an awkward situation.

    笑可以助人化解尴尬。

  35. Philip’s remarks put her in an awkward position (= made it difficult for her to know what to do ) .

    菲利普的话使她很窘迫。

  36. It’ll be awkward getting cars in and out.

    这样汽车就不好进出了。

  37. Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.

    艾米用双手做了一个笨拙的手势。

  38. The new financial arrangements were awkward to manage.

    新的财务安排不好操作。

  39. A good carpenter can make a cupboard to fit the most awkward space.

    就算是再尴尬的空间,好木匠也能做一个合适的橱柜。

  40. She was afraid he was going to ask an awkward question.

    她担心他会问出不好回答的问题。

  41. She liked to dance but felt awkward if someone was watching her.

    她喜欢跳舞,但要是有人看着,她就觉得不舒服。

  42. Geoff looked uneasy and awkward.

    杰夫看上去紧张不安。

  43. Make sure that the baby is not sleeping in an awkward position.

    要确保小宝宝睡姿舒服。

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