| 单词 | awkward |
| 释义 | awkward (once / 271 pages) adj If you are awkward, chances are you are uncomfortable. You could feel socially awkward, like when you forget the host's name. Or, you may feel physically awkward, like when you trip on your way to the podium. Have you ever felt clumsy and that you had two left feet? That is how it is to feel awkward — literally that you are going in the wrong direction. Awkward is an example of a word literally meaning something and then figuratively meaning something related. Its Middle English roots are awke, meaning "backhanded," and -ward, to "go in the direction of." So, if you are feeling uncomfortable, or clumsy, it's probably because your hands are connected to you the wrong way! WORD FAMILYawkward: awkwarder, awkwardest, awkwardly, awkwardness+/awkwardness: awkwardnesses USAGE EXAMPLESThese awkward exchanges usually stem from ignorance rather than anti-Semitism or neo-Nazi ideals, academic experts and others say. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) And that created what was a momentarily awkward and uncomfortable scene as Reed pushed Clark and then Clark pushed back before teammates intervened. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Johnson injured his knee during an awkward tackle in the first quarter. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance an awkward dancer an awkward gesture too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot Syn|Ant maladroit not adroit uglydispleasing to the senses clumsy, clunky, gawky, ungainly, unwieldylacking grace in movement or posture graceless, ungracefullacking grace; clumsy labored, laboured, strainedlacking natural ease woodenlacking ease or grace graceful characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution beautifuldelighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration elegantrefined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style elegantdisplaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution fluent, fluid, liquid, smoothsmooth and unconstrained in movement gainlygraceful and pleasing gracile, willowyslender and graceful lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlikemoving and bending with ease 2adj not elegant or graceful in expression an awkward prose style Syn clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt, inept infelicitous not appropriate in application; defective 3adj socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner awkward and reserved at parties Syn ill at ease, uneasy uncomfortable conducive to or feeling mental discomfort 4adj difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape an awkward bundle to carry Syn bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly unmanageable, unwieldy difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape 5adj hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion an awkward pause followed his remark Syn embarrassing, sticky, unenviable difficult, hard not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure 6adj causing inconvenience they arrived at an awkward time Syn inconvenient not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs |
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