读音

/ˈɔːkwərd/

释义

• 形容词: 不自然的，笨拙的，棘手的。例如: “He felt awkward when he spilled the wine on his shirt.”
• 名词: 不便的情况，尴尬的时刻。例如: “The awkward silence after the argument was palpable.”

短语

• “an awkward situation” 意为尴尬的局面。
• “awkward movements” 指不协调的动作。

例句

• 形容词: “She was so nervous that her dance moves looked awkward.”
• 名词: “He tried to smooth over the awkward after the joke fell flat.”

同义词

• Inelegant
• Uncouth
• Clumsy
• Bungling
• Rude (在某些语境下，表示行为上的不礼貌)