['ɔːkwəd]['ɔːkwərd]
  • adj. 尴尬的;笨拙的;(设计)别扭的
  • 记忆方法

    谐音记忆法
    谐音:拗口的”
    联想:拗口的问题说出来真尴尬。
    词源词根法
    【结构分析】awkward=awk(方式或手法不正确)+ward(后缀)→笨拙的→尴尬的=【词源解释】awk←北欧语afugr(逆着转的、反着转的)=【常见搭配】awkward gesture(笨拙的姿势);awkward peasant(笨手笨脚的乡下人);awkward instrument(不称手的仪器);awkward situation(棘手的情况);awkward customer(不好对付的顾客);awkward moment(尴尬的时刻)
    采编自网络
    awk,表示“反手”
    -ward,形容词后缀
    即“反手的”,这是它的根本意思
    adj.尴尬的,难使用的
    be/feel awkward in doing sth./sth. 对某事感到尴尬
    We felt wakward in following native customs.我们在遵从当地的习俗时感到很尴尬
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 难用的;棘手的;难处理的,难对付的
      2. 令人尴尬的;使人难堪的
      3. 尴尬的;局促不安的;为难的
      4. 难相处的;不合作的;故意为难的
      5. 笨拙的;别扭的;不灵活的;难看的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 难用的;棘手的;难处理的,难对付的

      It's an awkward corner, so take it slowly.

      这个转弯不好过,开慢点儿。

      Some of the questions were rather awkward.

      有些问题很难回答。

      It was an awkward ascent, but we reached the top eventually.

      那段上坡路很难走,但最后我们还是爬到了山顶。

      My car's quite awkward to drive.

      我的车很难开。

      He's an awkward customer (= a difficult person to deal with).

      他是个很难应付的顾客。

    2. 令人尴尬的;使人难堪的

      an awkward position/situation

      令人尴尬的位置/局面

      There followed an awkward silence while we all tried to think of something to say.

      然后是一段令人尴尬的沉默,我们都绞尽脑汁地想说点儿什么。

      They'd chosen an awkward time to call as I'd just got into the bath.

      他们偏偏在我刚开始洗澡的时候来电话,真不是时候。

      The police asked some awkward questions about where the money had come from.

      警方围绕钱的来源问了一些让人很难作答的问题。

    3. 尴尬的;局促不安的;为难的

      I always feel awkward when I'm with Chris – he's so difficult to talk to.

      我跟克里斯在一起总感到别扭——与他这人交谈太费劲儿。

      He seemed a little awkward when I first met him.

      我第一次见他的时候,他有点儿放不开。

    4. 难相处的;不合作的;故意为难的

      Just stop being so awkward and help me push the car, will you!

      别再跟我闹别扭了,快帮我推推车,好不好!

    5. 笨拙的;别扭的;不灵活的;难看的

      His movements were slow and awkward.

      他的动作迟缓笨拙。

    小知识

    If you are awkward, chances are you are uncomfortable. You could feel socially awkward, like when you forget the host's name. Or, you may feel physically awkward, like when you trip on your way to the podium.

    Have you ever felt clumsy and that you had two left feet? That is how it is to feel awkward — literally that you are going in the wrong direction. Awkward is an example of a word literally meaning something and then figuratively meaning something related. Its Middle English roots are awke, meaning “backhanded,” and -ward, to “go in the direction of.” So, if you are feeling uncomfortable, or clumsy, it's probably because your hands are connected to you the wrong way!

    实用短语

    1. too awkward

      难言之隐

    2. awkward a

      笨拙的,尴尬的,棘手的

    3. that awkward moment

      尴尬时刻,那尴尬的时刻

    4. so awkward

      使劲儿,如此狼狈

    5. awkward pose

      怪异式

    6. awkward game

      拙劣游戏

    7. awkward situation

      下不了台,尴尬的境遇

    8. the awkward age

      将成年未成年的时期,尴尬年代,青春期,未成熟的少年时代

    9. awkward cargo

      笨拙货,本重货

    单词用法

    单词用法
    awkward修饰人时意思是“笨拙的,不灵活的,不自然的,不得体的”;修饰物时意思是“难操纵的,使用不便的;(处境)尴尬的,困窘的”;修饰事时意思是“难处理的,棘手的”。
    词语辨析
    以下这两个形容词都含有笨拙的的意思
    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。
    同根单词
    awkwardly adv.笨拙地;无技巧地

    同义词辨析

    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。

    同义词

    adj.笨拙的;不雅观的

    inept  /  gauche  /  cumbersome  /  ungraceful  /  maladroit  /  ungainly  /  clumsy

    其他释义

    bashful  /  ungraceful  /  ungainly  /  cumbersome  /  sticky  /  uncouth  /  inconvenient  /  wooden  /  clumsy  /  bulky  /  unwieldy

    反义词

    adj.笨拙的;棘手的

    clever  /  dexterous  /  deft  /  skilful  /  handy  /  simple  /  easy

    其他释义

    clever  /  good  /  ingenious  /  skillful  /  deft  /  dexterous

    同根词

    词根:awkward

    adv.

    awkwardly笨拙地;无技巧地

    n.

    awkwardness尴尬;笨拙