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单词 awkwardly
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Definition of awkwardly in English:

awkwardly

adverbˈɔːkwədliˈɔkwərdli
  • 1In an ungainly manner; not smoothly or gracefully.

    she waddled up the stairs awkwardly
    he landed awkwardly after both of his vaults
    the conclusion seems awkwardly grafted on to the main text
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Given enough webbing, Spider-Man gets awkwardly tangled.
    • The transition scenes are handled a little awkwardly.
    • The directors' faces look cut out, almost as if by hand, and fit awkwardly against the mountain backdrop.
    • In her portraits, the head fits awkwardly on the clothing.
    • The figure's unnaturally elongated legs and awkwardly distended fingers seem a bit too mannered.
    • We all sat in close quarters, awkwardly shuffling our coats and bags.
    • She stares straight ahead with her right hand on her hip and her left arm awkwardly looped through her father's elbow.
    • A child buys a pair of ice cream cones and stomps awkwardly up a flight of steps.
    • They are well staged, but somtimes fall awkwardly between uncomfortable realism and Hollywood effectiveness.
    • Awkwardly sited on the river meander, the bridge has an uncomfortable relationship with the freeway.
  • 2In a way that shows uneasy embarrassment.

    Seth responded awkwardly, allowing the silence once again to settle between them
    I cleared my throat awkwardly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was suddenly awkwardly aware of the girls walking toward him, especially the dark-haired one in the middle.
    • Hiss eyes didn't leave me, which forced me to turn away awkwardly.
    • "Um, thanks," Kate replied awkwardly, turning her head away to stare shyly at the bench.
    • He scratched the back of his head awkwardly while giving a grin.
    • They stood there awkwardly, staring into each other's eyes.
    • Awkwardly, I tried to start a conversation, hoping that he would have forgotten about what had happened on Sunday.
    • He just stood there awkwardly for a moment, looking down at her from his full six feet of height.
    • He coughed awkwardly and Alison could see him place his hand on her knee.
    • Samantha awkwardly tucked her hair behind her ear and bit the inside of her lip.
    • She let go of him and they both looked around, rocking on their heels awkwardly.
  • 3In a way that causes difficulty.

    the cruise control is placed awkwardly on the control column
    the ball bounced awkwardly, but Auguste controlled it with his chest
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The hallway was entered via an awkwardly placed entrance door.
    • The stylish analog clock is awkwardly placed low and to the right of the driver.
    • Part of the original wall paintings have been preserved to this day due to the difficult access to the awkwardly situated chapel.
    • Four of the six computer ports are mounted awkwardly between the slots.
    • They can be accessed only via a function key awkwardly placed on the outside of the control key.
    • Boats can be booby traps, with things like cleats placed awkwardly around the deck to stub bare feet or even send you tumbling overboard.
    • Furthermore, the socket's retention lever is awkwardly positioned and very difficult to reach.
    • Find the deeply nested or otherwise awkwardly located folder and right-click on it.
    • No longer do drivers have to tolerate awkwardly placed controls as quirks of the car's British heritage.
    • The controls were awkwardly designed, with the viewfinder on the far right end of the camera, and the shutter release on the left.

Definition of awkwardly in US English:

awkwardly

adverbˈôkwərdlēˈɔkwərdli
  • 1In an ungainly manner; not smoothly or gracefully.

    she waddled up the stairs awkwardly
    he landed awkwardly after both of his vaults
    the conclusion seems awkwardly grafted on to the main text
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The transition scenes are handled a little awkwardly.
    • They are well staged, but somtimes fall awkwardly between uncomfortable realism and Hollywood effectiveness.
    • A child buys a pair of ice cream cones and stomps awkwardly up a flight of steps.
    • The figure's unnaturally elongated legs and awkwardly distended fingers seem a bit too mannered.
    • The directors' faces look cut out, almost as if by hand, and fit awkwardly against the mountain backdrop.
    • She stares straight ahead with her right hand on her hip and her left arm awkwardly looped through her father's elbow.
    • We all sat in close quarters, awkwardly shuffling our coats and bags.
    • Awkwardly sited on the river meander, the bridge has an uncomfortable relationship with the freeway.
    • Given enough webbing, Spider-Man gets awkwardly tangled.
    • In her portraits, the head fits awkwardly on the clothing.
  • 2In a way that shows uneasy embarrassment.

    Seth responded awkwardly, allowing the silence once again to settle between them
    I cleared my throat awkwardly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She let go of him and they both looked around, rocking on their heels awkwardly.
    • Samantha awkwardly tucked her hair behind her ear and bit the inside of her lip.
    • "Um, thanks," Kate replied awkwardly, turning her head away to stare shyly at the bench.
    • He just stood there awkwardly for a moment, looking down at her from his full six feet of height.
    • Awkwardly, I tried to start a conversation, hoping that he would have forgotten about what had happened on Sunday.
    • Hiss eyes didn't leave me, which forced me to turn away awkwardly.
    • They stood there awkwardly, staring into each other's eyes.
    • He was suddenly awkwardly aware of the girls walking toward him, especially the dark-haired one in the middle.
    • He scratched the back of his head awkwardly while giving a grin.
    • He coughed awkwardly and Alison could see him place his hand on her knee.
  • 3In a way that causes difficulty.

    the cruise control is placed awkwardly on the control column
    the ball bounced awkwardly, but Auguste controlled it with his chest
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The stylish analog clock is awkwardly placed low and to the right of the driver.
    • They can be accessed only via a function key awkwardly placed on the outside of the control key.
    • Furthermore, the socket's retention lever is awkwardly positioned and very difficult to reach.
    • No longer do drivers have to tolerate awkwardly placed controls as quirks of the car's British heritage.
    • The hallway was entered via an awkwardly placed entrance door.
    • Boats can be booby traps, with things like cleats placed awkwardly around the deck to stub bare feet or even send you tumbling overboard.
    • Part of the original wall paintings have been preserved to this day due to the difficult access to the awkwardly situated chapel.
    • The controls were awkwardly designed, with the viewfinder on the far right end of the camera, and the shutter release on the left.
    • Find the deeply nested or otherwise awkwardly located folder and right-click on it.
    • Four of the six computer ports are mounted awkwardly between the slots.
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