1 ADJ-GRADED 使人尴尬的;难处理的;棘手的 An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with. 使人尴尬的;难处理的;棘手的
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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。
SYN embarrassing, difficult, compromising, sensitive
2 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ, oft ADJ to-infinitive] 难使用的;难携带的;(工作)难处理的 Something that is awkward to use or carry is difficult to use or carry because of its design. A job that is awkward is difficult to do. 难使用的;难携带的;(工作)难处理的
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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。
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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。
SYN inconvenient, difficult, troublesome, cumbersome
3 ADJ-GRADED (行动)笨拙的;(姿势)别扭的 An awkward movement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy. (行动)笨拙的;(姿势)别扭的
SYN clumsy, stiff, rude, blundering
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He fell awkwardly and went down in agony clutching his right knee.
他笨拙地摔倒了,痛苦地抱住右膝倒在地上。
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He lay beside her awkwardly, propped on an elbow.
他用一只胳膊肘支着身体,别扭地躺在她旁边。
4 ADJ-GRADED 害羞的;尴尬的;局促不安的 Someone who feels awkward behaves in a shy or embarrassed way. 害羞的;尴尬的;局促不安的
SYN embarrassed, nervous, uncomfortable, uneasy
5 ADJ-GRADED 不可理喻的;难打交道的;难相处的 If you say that someone is awkward, you are critical of them because you find them unreasonable and difficult to live with or deal with. 不可理喻的;难打交道的;难相处的 [disapproval]
SYN uncooperative, trying, difficult, annoying
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ADJ. | delicate, embarrassing, sticky, uncomfortable 1 bulky, cumbersome, difficult 2 blundering, bumbling, uncoordinated, ungainly 3 |
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