| 单词 | awkward |
| 释义 | awkward (ɔːkwəʳd ) 1. adjective B2 An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with. I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come. There was an awkward moment as couples decided whether to stand next to their partners. Synonyms: embarrassing, difficult, compromising, sensitive awkwardly adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed] There was an awkwardly long silence. ...an awkwardly timed meeting. 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] B2 Something that is awkward to use or carry is difficult to use or carry because of its design. A job that is awkward is difficult to do. It was small but heavy enough to make it awkward to carry. Full-size tripods can be awkward, especially if you're shooting a low-level subject. Synonyms: inconvenient, difficult, troublesome, cumbersome awkwardly adverb [ADVERB -ed] The autoexposure button is awkwardly placed under the lens release button. 3. adjective An awkward movement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy. Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands. Synonyms: clumsy, stiff, rude, blundering awkwardly adverb [ADVERB with verb] He fell awkwardly and went down in agony clutching his right knee. He lay beside her awkwardly, propped on an elbow. 4. adjective Someone who feels awkward behaves in a shy or embarrassed way. A third of the candidates admitted they felt awkward speaking in meetings. He was rather awkward with his godson. Synonyms: embarrassed, nervous, uncomfortable, uneasy awkwardly adverb [ADVERB with verb] 'This is Malcolm,' the girl said awkwardly, to fill the silence. awkwardness uncountable noun Synonyms: embarrassment, difficulty, discomfort, delicacy Synonyms: uncooperativeness, difficulty, irritability, unpredictability Synonyms: difficulty, risk, danger, peril Synonyms: unwieldiness, difficulty, inconvenience, unmanageability Synonyms: clumsiness, stiffness, rudeness, coarseness 5. adjective If you say that someone is awkward, you are critical of them because you find them unreasonable and difficult to live with or deal with. [disapproval] She's got to an age where she is being awkward. Synonyms: uncooperative, trying, difficult, annoying Collocations: a bit awkward So the previous targets now look a bit awkward. Times, Sunday Times Either that or six months on tour together might get a bit awkward. The Sun Things are a bit awkward between us though. The Sun It was a bit scary to extend that invitation, and a bit awkward at first. Christianity Today Three or four months later we shared it with the world and it was all a bit awkward. Times, Sunday Times The pair were also made to walk the red carpet at different times to avoid an awkward encounter. The Sun Watch the awkward encounter on my website. The Sun It will be an awkward encounter. Times, Sunday Times The kindest try to find humanity in this awkward encounter, so neither of you leaves feeling that a small chip has been knocked off your soul. Times, Sunday Times In between may lie a minefield of handover meetings and awkward encounters in the staff kitchen. Times, Sunday Times There was an awkward hug, more a pat on the back. Times, Sunday Times We hugged awkwardly, the same awkward hug that we still have when we meet, the awkwardness that speaks of the years we have missed. Times, Sunday Times We had an awkward hug but were soon talking about how weird it was. The Sun During the film's promotion, things between the former lovebirds were so frosty they ignored each other, only briefly reuniting for an awkward hug on the red carpet. The Sun We had the most awkward hug ever, and then they left. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He gives a slightly awkward laugh. Times, Sunday Times Practise your awkward laugh at home, with your friends and family, and in the mirror. Times, Sunday Times I let out a few awkward laughs but then it was back to trembling and terror. The Sun The autocorrect functioned as an awkward moment and a great opportunity. The Sun (2016) And yet you sense that there would have been an embarrassed, awkward moment between the pair. Times, Sunday Times (2006) She laughed off the awkward moment and paused and waved to photographers before leaving. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It was the most awkward moment of my life. Times, Sunday Times (2017) A comedy show (allegedly) that gave new meaning to the words ' awkward silence'. The Sun (2014) Useful phrase to drop into the awkward silence which follows a voluble 'botty burp'. The Sun (2011) Boyd seemed to be encouraging an awkward silence, perhaps to allow the worst elements of her imagination to get to work. THE RHYTHM SECTION (2002) See, a witty icebreaker that immediately unfroze a potentially awkward situation. Times, Sunday Times (2013) You are not alone in this awkward situation. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We shook hands civilly even though this was an awkward situation for both of us. BETTER THAN THIS (2002) The internet, she says, was her saviour during that awkward stage between childhood and adulthood. Times, Sunday Times We had an awkward stage, but a lot of families have that. Times, Sunday Times The programme notes describe the early stages of rehearsals and that 'awkward stage where [the actors] half know their lines, but still need their scripts to hand'. Times, Sunday Times According to critics, the film takes one back to those awkward stages in life, a place most are not too keen on returning to, with ease and compassion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If his next novels continue in this vein, then this book's own awkward transition will have been worthwhile. The Times Literary Supplement The concluding section chronicles her awkward transition into adulthood and the responsibility it brings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, absorbing difference into sameness, history into myth, can produce a flattening, as well as some decidedly awkward transitions. The Times Literary Supplement There were a few awkward transitions and a scene or two that fell flat, yet the playfulness and honesty of this simple but brightly designed performance won me over. Times, Sunday Times The production needs to settle in: technical difficulties that gave us awkward transitions and denied us the intended climax on the first night should by now be rectified. Times, Sunday Times But without this, it can look incredibly awkward and clumsy. The Sun When he had finished he just stood there, looking incredibly awkward. Times, Sunday Times I soon realised this made everything incredibly awkward and didn't work. Times, Sunday Times Looking back at the footage, it seems like they were just responding awkwardly to an incredibly awkward set of questions. Times,Sunday Times It makes me feel incredibly awkward. Times, Sunday Times A few weeks ago she told a painfully awkward canned joke about her disappearing emails. Times, Sunday Times I froze, realising how painfully awkward this could be. Times, Sunday Times He recalled a painfully awkward man who was good with computers. Times, Sunday Times His interactions with guests were almost always painfully awkward, and sometimes hostile. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was politically awkward, but the only tenable decision in the circumstances. Times, Sunday Times The proposals are likely to be politically awkward. Times, Sunday Times This will leave ministers, who condemned leading suppliers last week for increasing energy bills, with the 'politically awkward' reality of their own policies forcing up the level of their cap. Times, Sunday Times If that sounds potentially awkward, wait until you see the food. Times, Sunday Times Danger lurks among the unseeded teams, with potentially awkward hurdles to overcome to reach the lucrative group stage of the competition. Times, Sunday Times See, a witty icebreaker that immediately unfroze a potentially awkward situation. Times, Sunday Times Allowing a symbol to be embroidered on a shirt could create a potentially awkward precedent given the military links. Times, Sunday Times Tomorrow's potentially awkward moment will come after reports of a growing rift between the two duchesses. The Sun He manages to be both open and slightly awkward, answering questions in brisk sentences and throwing in the occasional sardonic remark. Times, Sunday Times The conclusion offers a slightly awkward attempt at reconciliation. The Times Literary Supplement The slightly awkward fact, of course, was that it wouldn't have happened if the voting public understood the show better. The Sun Slightly awkward when only 180 places are available. The Sun You hit the water at 35mph and if you enter at a slightly awkward angle, horrid stuff like bruises and welts happen. Times, Sunday Times He was a bit socially awkward and his intensity often put people off. Times, Sunday Times Frequently alienated and socially awkward, they often find kindred spirits and validation online. Times, Sunday Times The socially awkward copper has been reduced to trying his luck at internet dating and seeking companionship from a pet lizard. Times, Sunday Times But he was also described as different, unique, and socially awkward. Times, Sunday Times After so many years spent with his head under the water, he can occasionally appear socially awkward and removed. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 笨拙的 Japanese: 不器用な |
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