| 释义 |
Adjective: awkward (awkwarder,awkwardest) okwu(r)d- Causing inconvenience
"they arrived at an awkward time" - 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" - Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
"an awkward bundle to carry"
- bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly - Not elegant or graceful in expression
"an awkward prose style"
- clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen - Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
"awkward moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"
- embarrassing, sticky, unenviable - Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
"awkward and reserved at parties"
- ill at ease, uneasy
Derived forms: awkwarder, awkwardest See also: awkwardly, awkwardness, clumsy, clunky, difficult, gawky, graceless, hard, inconvenient, infelicitous, klutzy [N. Amer], labored [US], laboured [Brit, Cdn], maladroit, strained, ugly, uncomfortable, ungainly, ungraceful, unmanageable, unwieldy, wooden Antonym: graceful |