awkward

UK:  ['ɔːkwə(r)d]

US:  ['ɔkwərd]

adj.

1.相当窘,尴尬,令人尴尬的,令人难堪的;不自在;不自然

2.笨拙的,不灵活的,不雅观的;粗劣的

3.笨,拙笨,笨拙,笨手笨脚

4.棘手的,不好办,问题棘手,难以处理,难以对付的;麻烦的,麻烦事;为难,令人为难;讨厌的;不便

5.(质问,事情等)棘手的;为难的,麻烦的

6.(机器等)有毛病的,难使用的,不称手的,(衣裳)不合身的

7.难读的

8.难挨的

9.很别扭,别别扭扭的,别别扭扭地;蹩脚的,佶屈聱牙;措词生硬的

10.愚蠢的

1 . It must have been hard for her to tell the awkward, freckle -faced first grader the truth.
对妈妈来说，把真相告诉这么一个笨手笨脚、满脸雀斑的一年级小学生，肯定很痛苦。

2 . Say the word 'sell' enough times, and you win a long, awkward elevator ride out of the building with your soon-to-be-former boss.
如果说“卖出”这个词次数太多了，你的老板很可能就要请你走人了。

3 . Meanwhile, a female Chinese assistant would feel very awkward if her male Western boss opened the door for her.
同时，如果来自西方国家的男性老板为中国女助手开门的话，她会觉得非常尴尬。

4 . She says she began to feel "socially awkward" during A-levels and that this became worse at university.
在准备高级考试期间，她回忆说她感到了“社交障碍”，后来到了大学情况更加恶化。

5 . In discussions with his advisers, I emphasised I would have to press him on awkward questions, including his father's longevity in office.
在与赛义夫的顾问探讨具体安排时，我强调我会追问他一些尴尬问题，包括他父亲的长期执政。