| 单词 | awkward |
| 释义 | awkward /'akwad; bkwvd/ adj 1 (of objects, places) not well designed for use; (of circumstances, etc) likely to cause inconvenience or difficulty: (指物件，地方) 设计不良而使用起来不方便的; (指环境等) 可能引起不便或困难的： This is an ~ staircase. 这个楼梯不便上下。 This is an ~ corner; there have been several road accidents here. 这是一个不好转弯的拐角; 这里曾发生过几次车祸。 The handle of this teapot has an ~ shape. 这个茶壶柄的形状不好用。 The meeting was at 9 o'clock, which was an ~ time for many people. 会定在九点钟开，这对于许多人是一个不方便的时间。 It's ~ that Brown should be unable to play in our team this week. 很糟糕，布朗本星期不能参加我队比赛。 an ~ customer, (colloq) person or animal difficult or dangerous to deal with. (俗) 难以应付之人或动物; 危险之人或动物。 2 (of living things) clumsy; having little skill: (指生物) 笨拙的; 无技巧的; 不熟练的; 不灵活的： The child is still ~ with his knife and fork. 这小孩还不大会用刀叉。 Some animals are ~ on land but able to move easily in the water. 有些动物在陆地上不灵活，但在水中却能活动自如。 the '~ age, years when adolescents are lacking in selfconfidence. 尴尬的年龄 (缺乏自信心的靑春初期) 。 3 embarrassed: 困窘的; 局促不安的： an ~ silence/ use. 困窘的寂静 (停顿) 。 ~ly adv ~ness n |
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