awkwardness

英['ɔːkwədnəs] 美['ɔːkwədnəs]
  • n. 笨拙
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

  2. the quality of an embarrassing situation;

    "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"

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

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

  5. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape;

    "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"

双语例句

1. He displayed all the awkwardness of adolescence.
他表现出了青春期的各种羞涩不安。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. I tried to smooth over the awkwardness of this first meeting.
我试图掩饰初次会面时的不自然.

来自辞典例句

4. With seeming awkwardness he fumbled long with the bow.
他假装笨拙,把弓瞎摸了很久.

来自辞典例句

5. 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.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Attribute never caught on due to its awkwardness.
      属性由于笨拙而从来没有被使用过。
    2. Don't criticize awkwardness or off-the-wall suggestions.
      不要批评笨拙或疯狂的建议。

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