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🔑 awk·wardBrE /ˈɔːkwəd/NAmE /ˈɔːkwərd/ adjective🔑 making you feel embarrassed 令人尴尬的；使人难堪的◆There was an awkward silence. 一阵令人尴尬的沉默。🔑 difficult to deal with 难对付的；难处理的 SYN difficult ◆Don't ask awkward questions. 不要问难答的问题。◆You've put me in an awkward position. 你使得我狼狈不堪。◆an awkward customer (= a person who is difficult to deal with) 难对付的家伙◆Please don't be awkward about letting him come. 关于让他来这事请你不要作梗。🔑 not convenient 不方便的 SYN inconvenient ◆Have I come at an awkward time? 我来得不是时候吧？🔑 difficult or dangerous because of its shape or design （因形状、设计而）产生困难的，危险的◆This box is very awkward for one person to carry. 这只箱子一个人很不好搬。🔑 not moving in an easy way; not comfortable （动作）笨拙的；不舒适的◆He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward. 他试着跳舞，但是太笨拙，太别扭。◆I must have slept in an awkward position—I'm aching all over. 我肯定是睡姿不当，搞得全身疼痛。▸ awk·ward·ly🔑 BrE /ˈɔːkwədli/NAmE /ˈɔːkwərdli/ adverb◆'I'm sorry,' he said awkwardly. “对不起。” 他局促不安地说。◆She fell awkwardly and broke her ankle. 她笨重地摔了一跤，摔断了踝关节。◆an awkwardly shaped room 形状别扭的房间▸ awk·ward·ness BrE /ˈɔːkwədnəs/NAmE /ˈɔːkwərdnəs/ noun [U] ◆She laughed to cover up her feeling of awkwardness. 她用笑声掩饰她的难堪。 |