awkward

美音音标: ['ɔːkwə(r)d] awkward
英音音标: ['ɔːkwə(r)d] result.0.expl|add:"

同义
awkward
词性
a
解释
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
示例
an awkward dancer|an awkward gesture|too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes|his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot

同义
awkward
词性
s
解释
causing inconvenience
示例
they arrived at an awkward time

同义
ungainly awkward bunglesome clumsy
词性
s
解释
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
示例
an awkward bundle to carry|a load of bunglesome paraphernalia|clumsy wooden shoes|the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl

同义
ill-chosen inapt inept clumsy awkward cumbersome
词性
s
解释
not elegant or graceful in expression
示例
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
awkward unenviable sticky embarrassing
词性
s
解释
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
示例
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
uneasy awkward ill at ease
词性
s
解释
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
示例
awkward and reserved at parties|ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know|was always uneasy with strangers