awkward
/ˈɔːkwəd/adjective
1
- causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with困难的; 棘手的：
one of the most awkward jobs is painting a ceiling
最困难的工作之一就是油漆天花板
some awkward questions
一些棘手的问题
the wheelbarrow can be awkward to manoeuvre.
独轮手推车很难操纵。
1.1
- chiefly Brit. deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative〈主英〉（故意）不讲理的; 不合作的：
you're being damned awkward!
你真莫名其妙！
2
- causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience（令人）尴尬的：
he had put her in a very awkward position
他使她处境非常尴尬
she felt awkward alone with him.
单独与他在一起她感到很尴尬。
3
- not smooth or graceful; ungainly笨拙的; 不雅的：
Luther's awkward movements impeded his progress.
卢瑟的动作笨拙, 妨碍了他的进度。
3.1
- uncomfortable or abnormal不适的; 反常的：
make sure the baby isn't sleeping in an awkward position.
切勿让婴儿以不适的姿势睡眠。
派生词
awkwardly
adverbawkwardness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'the wrong way round， upside down'）： from dialect awk 'backwards， perverse， clumsy' （from Old Norse afugr 'turned the wrong way'） + -WARD.