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awkwardness

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awkwardness
n.  笨拙；粗劣；难为情；尴尬
复数：awkwardnesses

BNC.19957 / COCA.17202

  1. ADJ-GRADED 使人尴尬的；难处理的；棘手的
    An awkward situation 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。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 难使用的；难携带的；（工作）难处理的
    Something that is awkward to use or carry is difficult to use or carry because of its design. A job that is awkward is 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。
  3. ADJ-GRADED （行动）笨拙的；（姿势）别扭的
    An awkward movement 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。
  4. ADJ-GRADED 害羞的；尴尬的；局促不安的
    Someone who feels awkward behaves 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。
  5. ADJ-GRADED 不可理喻的；难打交道的；难相处的
    If you say that someone is awkward, 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

  1. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
    1. the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano

    Synonym:    cumbersomenessunwieldiness

  2. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

      Synonym:    clumsinessgracelessnessstiffness

    1. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

        Synonym:    clumsiness

      1. the quality of an embarrassing situation
        1. he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal

        Synonym:    nuisance value

      2. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

          Synonym:    clumsinessineptnessineptitudemaladroitnessslowness

        1. His awkwardness made him fumble with the key.
          由于尴尬不安，他拿钥匙开锁时显得笨手笨脚。
        2. 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。
        3. Furthermore, embarrassment and awkwardness can be avoided when both parties know the lunch will end in an hour.
          另外，如果约会双方知道这顿午餐只有一小时，便能避免尴尬和难堪了。
        4. 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。
        5. 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。
        6. 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。
        7. Just kidding of course, but it highlights the awkwardness.
          当然，这只是开玩笑，但也凸显出我当时那种尴尬的处境。
        8. I paint a form of awkwardness.
          我在画一种尴尬。
        9. The VC benefits because they get to know you without the awkwardness of you selling them on you.
          VC得益于将他们所熟悉的你卖出。
        10. I sensed a certain awkwardness in his manner.
          我感觉到他的举止有点别扭。
        11. May have caused some awkwardness within the family.
          我在这个家里可能会引起一些尴尬。
        12. My awkwardness with my father is well-established.
          我和我父亲之间的尴尬根深蒂固。
        13. This will help you to avoid possible awkwardness when you actually go out.
          当你真正走出去的时候，这将帮助您以避免可能的尴尬。
        14. 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。
        15. We stayed friends for some time after that but the crazy and the awkwardness was too much for both of us at some point and we lost touch.
          我们住了一段时间之后，但朋友们疯狂和尴尬太对我们都远在某些时候，我们失去了联系。
        16. He sat down, at first, with some constraint and awkwardness.
          他刚入座时还感到有点拘束和别扭。
        17. 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。
        18. She and Diana were great friends and there was no awkwardness between them.
          她和戴安娜是好朋友，她们之间没有什么拘束。
        19. The only problem was the slight awkwardness in loading the film.
          唯一的问题是在载入电影时有点笨拙。
        20. 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。
        21. For Hsu, awkwardness was not humor at all.
          对徐继曾来说，笨拙的事情根本不幽默。
        22. With seeming awkwardness he fumbled long with the bow.
          他假装笨拙，把弓瞎摸了很久。
        23. 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。
        24. 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。
        25. Blessed are parents who accept the awkwardness of their growing children, letting each grow at his own speed.
          拒绝以自己的孩子和别人比较的父母有福了，因为每个孩童都是宝贵的。
        26. I was trying to deal with my awkwardness.
          我尝试解决自己的笨拙。
        27. There was no awkwardness between us in our collaboration this time.
          我很高兴。在我们合作间没有任何尴尬。
        28. The dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness.
          这种舞蹈包含了一种他的笨拙故意的夸张。
        29. Attribute never caught on due to its awkwardness.
          属性由于笨拙而从来没有被使用过。
        30. Feeling aroused by his touch without awkwardness or embarrassment.
          感觉他的接触很刺激，并且没有觉得笨拙或尴尬。