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单词 awkward
释义

awkward

音标['?:kw?d]

汉语翻译

a. 笨拙的, 棘手的

词型变化:

名词:awkwardness 副词:awkwardly 

词意辨析:

awkward, clumsy
这两个形容词都含有“笨拙的”之意。
awkward: 侧重缺乏优雅、机敏和技巧。用于物时,指使用不便。
clumsy: 指人时,侧重行动笨拙;指物时,侧重制作粗陋或体积、重量过大而呈现笨重。

英语解释:

形容词 awkward:

  1. causing inconvenience
  2. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
  3. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
    同义词:bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
  4. not elegant or graceful in expression
    同义词:clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
  5. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
    同义词:embarrassing, sticky, unenviable
  6. not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner
    同义词:ill at ease, uneasy

例句:

  1. The heavy ax was awkward to use.
    这把重斧头不好用。
  2. Your refusal puts me in an awkward predicament.
    你的拒绝让我感到十分为难。
  3. At the formal party I felt very awkward and out of place.
    在正式的舞会上,我感到局促不安,很不自在。

详细解释:


awk.ward

adj.(形容词)
Not graceful; ungainly.
不优雅的;难看的


Not dexterous; clumsy.
不灵巧的;不灵活的
Clumsily or unskillfully performed:
笨拙地或不熟练地表演的:
例句:
The opera was marred by an awkward aria.
整部歌剧毁在咏叹调部分的不够熟练



Difficult to handle or manage:
不顺手的:难处理或管理的:
例句:
an awkward bundle to carry.
携带不便的包裹

Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
难以实施的;不舒服的:
例句:
an awkward pose.
不舒服的姿势



Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:
尴尬的:以造成窘迫和不舒服为特征的:
例句:
an awkward remark; an awkward silence.
令人窘迫的评论;令人尴尬的沉默

Requiring great tact, ingenuity, skill, and discretion:
棘手的,难处理的:要求非常老练、机智、熟练和谨慎的:
例句:
An awkward situation arose during the peace talks.
在和平谈判中出现了棘手的情况


来源:
Middle English awkeward [in the wrong way]
中古英语 awkeward [以错误的方式]
awke [wrong] from Old Norse ôfugr [backward] * see apo-
awke [错误的] 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 ôfugr [向后的] *参见 apo-
-ward [-ward]
-ward [后缀,表方向]

【引伸】
awk.wardly
adv.(副词)
awk.wardness
n.(名词)
<参考词汇><同义词>awkward,clumsy,maladroit,inept,gauche,ungainlyThese adjectives mean lacking grace or skill in movement, manner, or performance.
这些形容词意指在活动、举止或表演上缺少优雅和技巧。
Awkward and clumsy, the least specific,are often interchangeable.Both emphasize lack of physical dexterity (
Awkward
an awkward dancer; clumsy fingers); both can also suggest embarrassment or lack of ease (
clumsy 无大的差别,经常是可互换的。两者都是强调缺少身体的灵活性(
例句:
不灵活的跳舞者;

例句:
several awkward moments in the discussion; offered a clumsy apology).
笨人); 两者也都暗示窘迫或不自在(

Maladroit implies tactlessness or lack of skill in social relations:
讨论中一些令人窘迫的时刻;
a maladroit comment.


例句:
表示不安的歉意)。

Inept applies to inappropriate actions and speech:
Maladroit 指在社会交往中不得体或缺少技巧:
例句:
If the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it nowô
不得体的评论。

Gauche suggests a lack of social polish:
Inept 指不适当的行为或言谈:
例句:
too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate.
如果谣言是真的,还有比现在来重复它更不适当的吗?

Ungainly implies a visible lack of grace in form or movement:
Gauche 暗示缺少社会磨练:
例句:
long, ungainly legs;
过于笨拙以致在谈话变得过于密切时无法离开房间。

an ungainly gesture.
Ungainly 指在形体或运动上明显地缺少优雅:
例句:
难看的长腿;

例句:
不雅的姿势。
ô<单词块><单词>awl---------------另--------------
awl
awl

n.(名词)
A pointed tool for making holes, as in wood or leather.
钻子:一种在木头或皮革上打洞用的尖角工具

来源:
Middle English aul
中古英语 aul
probably blend of Old English ôl
可能混合了 古英语 ôl
Old English awel [fleshhook]
古英语 awel [肉钩]


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