awkwardness

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美

n.  笨拙；粗劣；难为情；尴尬

复数：awkwardnesses　

BNC.19957 / COCA.17202

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 使人尴尬的；难处理的；棘手的
  Anawkwardsituation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
  1. I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come...
     我是第一个向他提出尴尬问题的人，不过还会有人问更难回答的问题。
  2. There was an awkward moment as couples decided whether to stand next to their partners.
     大家在决定是否要站到自己配偶身旁时，这一刻令人尴尬。
• ADJ-GRADED 难使用的；难携带的；（工作）难处理的
  Something that isawkward touse or carry is difficult to use or carry because of its design. A job that isawkwardis difficult to do.
  1. It was small but heavy enough to make it awkward to carry...
     它虽然小，但很重，不便携带。
  2. Full-size tripods can be awkward, especially if you're shooting a low-level subject.
     标准尺寸的三脚架可能会不便于使用，用于拍摄低角度的物体时尤其如此。
• ADJ-GRADED （行动）笨拙的；（姿势）别扭的
  Anawkwardmovement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy.
  1. Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.
     埃米笨拙地做了个手势。
• ADJ-GRADED 害羞的；尴尬的；局促不安的
  Someone who feelsawkwardbehaves in a shy or embarrassed way.
  1. Women frequently say that they feel awkward taking the initiative in sex...
     女人们经常说她们不好意思在性生活上采取主动。
  2. He was rather awkward with his godson.
     在教子面前，他非常局促不安。
• ADJ-GRADED 不可理喻的；难打交道的；难相处的
  If you say that someone isawkward, you are critical of them because you find them unreasonable and difficult to live with or deal with.
  1. She's got to an age where she is being awkward.
     她到了难相处的年龄。

英英释义

noun

• trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
  1. the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
  Synonym:cumbersomenessunwieldiness
• the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
  Synonym:clumsinessgracelessnessstiffness
• the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
  Synonym:clumsiness
• the quality of an embarrassing situation
  1. he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
  Synonym:nuisance value
• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  Synonym:clumsinessineptnessineptitudemaladroitnessslowness

双语例句

• The Ebola scare has introduced a new awkwardness in social relations.
  埃博拉疫情造成的恐慌，已经给社会关系制造了一个新的尴尬。
• Most likely, if you get into a relationship with your tutor or lecturer, it will implode at some point, and you'll have to endure the awkwardness and pain.
  最有可能的是，如果你和你的导师或讲师谈恋爱，它会在某个点爆发，你将不得不忍受尴尬和痛苦。
• I paint a form of awkwardness.
  我在画一种尴尬。
• She paused, too, and then we Goth smiled at the little awkwardness.
  她也停顿了一下，然后我们为这个小尴尬而微笑。
• I don't know whether this is still the case but I do remember the awkwardness of this situation.
  我不知道这是否仍然如此，但我记得笨拙的这种状况。
• In a number of ways, however, SXML corrects some awkwardness in XML, without sacrificing information.
  但是，SXML通过一些方式在不损失信息的情况下修正了XML中某些不雅观的地方。
• So don't blame yourself for your awkwardness on a new language, you can make it!
  不要因为开始的不熟练而埋怨自己，这是因为不适应，过后你是能够克服的。
• She forced a smile to cover up her awkwardness.
  她强挤出了一丝微笑来掩饰自己的尴尬。
• The conversation moved gradually from awkwardness to friendliness and ended very well.
  谈话从尴尬逐渐变为友好，最后非常愉快地结束了。
• In all their awkwardness, Chinese parents have a knack of showing their affection with irony.
  在所有的这些别扭中，中国父母非常擅长用一种讽刺的意味来表达爱。