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awkward
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Derivatives :
n
awkwardness
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adv
awkwardly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- awkward
['ɔːkwəd]
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adjective
[+movement]
(clumsy) 笨拙的
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2.
adjective
[+time]
[ question]
(inconvenient) 令人尴尬的
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3.
adjective
(difficult to use，do，or carry) 不方便的
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4.
adjective
[+person]
(deliberately difficult) 不合作的
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he's at an awkward age
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他正处于爱找别扭的年龄
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- awkward
[ˈɔːkwərd]
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adjective
不便的，不方便的
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The seats she pointed to were in the most awkward positions.
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她指向的座位处在最不方便的位置。
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They arrived at an awkward time.
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他们在一个尴尬的时候出现了。
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2.
adjective
不雅观的，不灵巧的
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It was an awkward move but he managed to score the goal anyway.
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那个动作不优雅，但不管怎样他还是进了球。
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His clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot.
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他用笨拙的手指打了一个很糟糕的结。
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3.
adjective
不顺手的，别扭的
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Making up the beds with sheets is rather awkward.
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用床单充当被褥非常不合适。
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4.
adjective
笨拙的，拙劣的，低俗的
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While the sentence is correct, it is rather awkward and hard to understand.
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句子虽然正确，但是却很不协调，很难理解。
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5.
adjective
难对付的，棘手的
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Asking for a divorce is certainly an awkward question.
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要求离婚无疑是个棘手的问题。
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An awkward pause followed his remark.
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他讲话之后有一段令人尴尬的停顿。
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6.
adjective
局促不安的，如坐针毡的；令人尴尬的
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He has always been awkward and never had many friends.
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他一直以来都不善交际，从来没有多少朋友。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- awkward
['ɔːkwəd]
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adj
lacking dexterity, proficiency, or skill; clumsy; inept
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the new recruits were awkward in their exercises
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ungainly or inelegant in movements or posture
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despite a great deal of practice she remained an awkward dancer
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unwieldy; difficult to use
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an awkward implement
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4.
adj
embarrassing
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an awkward moment
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embarrassed
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he felt awkward about leaving
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6.
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difficult to deal with; requiring tact
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an awkward situation
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an awkward customer
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7.
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deliberately uncooperative or unhelpful
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he could help but he is being awkward
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8.
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dangerous or difficult
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an awkward ascent of the ridge
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9.
adj
[obsolete]
perverse
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10.
adj
[Etymology]
C14 awk, from Old Norse öfugr turned the wrong way round + -ward
Examples
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his adroit handling of an awkward situation
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他对困境的巧妙处理
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an awkward dancer
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一个笨拙的舞蹈演员
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an awkward tool
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一把不大好使的工具
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an awkward remark
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令人窘迫的话
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An awkward pause followed his remark.
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他讲了话，接着是一片让人尴尬的沉寂。
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