adj. 1.(机器等)有毛病的，难使用的，不称手的，(衣裳)不合身的。 2.(质问，事情等)棘手的；为难的，麻烦的。 3.笨拙的，不灵活的，不雅观的；粗劣的。 短语和例子 be in awkward situation, 处境困难。 He is awkward in his movements. 他动作笨拙。 I felt awkward. 我觉得局促不安，真尴尬，真别扭。 awkward customer 难对付的家伙。 an awkward instrument 不顺手的工具。 awkward position 狼狈处境。 an awkward remark 不得体的话。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
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"
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" 同义词：ill at ease, uneasy,
causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time"
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" 同义词：embarrassing, sticky, unenviable,
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?" 同义词：clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen,
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" 同义词：bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly,
例句与用法
1.
He felt rather awkward in presence of ladies . 他在女士面前有些窘。
2.
It would put him in a mighty awkward position . 这会使他处境非常尴尬。
3.
You didn't see how awkward this is for me . 你不知道这让我多为难。
4.
Your decision puts me in an awkward position . 你的决定把我弄得很尴尬。
5.
An awkward sentence caught her eye . 有一个蹩脚的句子吸引住了她的视线。
6.
He seemed as awkward and rough as ever . 他跟从前一样拙笨和粗鲁。
7.
She feel very awkward with a needle . 她做针线活时感到很不对劲。
8.
Swans are surprisingly awkward on land . 天鹅在陆地上笨得出奇。
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These expressions are rather awkward . 这些表示式是相当冗长的。
10.
Basil was chivvying his awkward sister . 巴兹尔大声招呼着他难以对付的姐姐。
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