awkwardly

英

美

adv.  难看地；不雅观地；笨拙地；无技巧地

TOEFLTEM8

Oxford 3000 / BNC.10344 / COCA.10600

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 使人尴尬的；难处理的；棘手的
  Anawkwardsituation 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 难使用的；难携带的；（工作）难处理的
  Something that isawkward touse or carry is difficult to use or carry because of its design. A job that isawkwardis 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。
• ADJ-GRADED （行动）笨拙的；（姿势）别扭的
  Anawkwardmovement 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 害羞的；尴尬的；局促不安的
  Someone who feelsawkwardbehaves 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 不可理喻的；难打交道的；难相处的
  If you say that someone isawkward, 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

adv

• in an awkward manner
  1. he bent awkwardly

双语例句

• He walked awkwardly and gingerly around outside his hut without the crutches.
  他没有拄双拐，笨拙地、小心翼翼地在木屋外面走了一圈。
• He fell and lay awkwardly, covered in mud.
  他摔倒了，很不雅观地躺着，满身是泥。
• This is an awkwardly ugly building.
  这是一十分难看的建筑物。
• Each left the mortuary, awkwardly wiping his eyes.
  他们笨拙地擦拭着眼睛，相继离开了太平间。
• He climbed awkwardly out of the window.
  他狼狈地从窗户上爬了出去。
• She fell awkwardly when she was skiing and twisted her ankle.
  滑雪时她笨拙地摔了一跤，扭伤了脚踝。
• Decisively, but awkwardly, she left the bathroom, her stride hampered by the long ugly skirt.
  她走出了浴室，动作果断但是笨拙，她本想大踏步走去，却被那又长又丑的裙子给绊住了。
• I looked away awkwardly.
  我笨拙地移开视线。
• He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
  他显然非常紧张，局促不安地在麦克风前站了好几分钟。
• The two had progressed to use first names-at first a touch awkwardly, but by now with ease.
  两个人甚至发展到以本名相称&开始有点尴尬，但现在很自然了。