英语词汇“awkward”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Awkward

adj satadj.allcausing inconvenience

Examples:

they arrived at an awkward time

Antonyms:convenient

Inherited Hypernyms:awkward

Similar to:inconvenient

adjadj.alllacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

Examples:

an awkward dancer
an awkward gesture
too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot

Antonyms:graceful

Derivationally Related Form:awkwardness

Inherited Hypernyms:awkward

Similar to:clumsy clunky gawky ungainly unwieldy graceless ungraceful labored laboured strained wooden

See also:maladroit ugly

adj satadj.alldifficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

Synset:bunglesome clumsy ungainly

Examples:

an awkward bundle to carry
a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
clumsy wooden shoes
the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl

Antonyms:wieldy

Derivationally Related Form:awkwardness

Inherited Hypernyms:awkward

Similar to:unmanageable unwieldy

adj satadj.allnot elegant or graceful in expression

Synset:clumsy cumbersome ill-chosen inapt inept

Examples:

an awkward prose style
a clumsy apology
his cumbersome writing style
if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?

Antonyms:felicitous

Derivationally Related Form:ineptnessinaptnessawkwardnessclumsiness

Inherited Hypernyms:awkward

Similar to:infelicitous

adj satadj.allhard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

Synset:embarrassing sticky unenviable

Examples:

awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
an awkward pause followed his remark
a sticky question
in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign

Antonyms:easy

Derivationally Related Form:awkwardness

Inherited Hypernyms:awkward

Similar to:difficult hard

adj satadj.allsocially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

Synset:ill at ease uneasy

Examples:

awkward and reserved at parties
ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
was always uneasy with strangers

Antonyms:comfortable

Derivationally Related Form:uneasinessawkwardness

Inherited Hypernyms:awkward

Similar to:uncomfortable

单词	awkward
释义	Awkward adj satadj.allcausing inconvenience Examples: they arrived at an awkward time Antonyms:convenient Inherited Hypernyms:awkward Similar to:inconvenient adjadj.alllacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance Examples: an awkward dancer an awkward gesture too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot Antonyms:graceful Derivationally Related Form:awkwardness Inherited Hypernyms:awkward Similar to:clumsy clunky gawky ungainly unwieldy graceless ungraceful labored laboured strained wooden See also:maladroit ugly adj satadj.alldifficult to handle or manage especially because of shape Synset:bunglesome clumsy ungainly Examples: an awkward bundle to carry a load of bunglesome paraphernalia clumsy wooden shoes the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl Antonyms:wieldy Derivationally Related Form:awkwardness Inherited Hypernyms:awkward Similar to:unmanageable unwieldy adj satadj.allnot elegant or graceful in expression Synset:clumsy cumbersome ill-chosen inapt inept Examples: an awkward prose style a clumsy apology his cumbersome writing style if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now? Antonyms:felicitous Derivationally Related Form:ineptnessinaptnessawkwardnessclumsiness Inherited Hypernyms:awkward Similar to:infelicitous adj satadj.allhard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment Synset:embarrassing sticky unenviable Examples: awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion an awkward pause followed his remark a sticky question in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign Antonyms:easy Derivationally Related Form:awkwardness Inherited Hypernyms:awkward Similar to:difficult hard adj satadj.allsocially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner Synset:ill at ease uneasy Examples: awkward and reserved at parties ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know was always uneasy with strangers Antonyms:comfortable Derivationally Related Form:uneasinessawkwardness Inherited Hypernyms:awkward Similar to:uncomfortable
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