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词汇 awkwardness
释义 awkwardness
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈɔː.kwəd.nəs/ us /ˈɑː.kwɚd.nəs/

awkwardnessnoun[U] (EMBARRASSMENT)


embarrassment, or a situation that is difficult and not relaxed: 局促不安,尴尬
In spite of the divorce, there was no awkwardness between them - in fact they seemed very much at ease.尽管离婚了,但他们俩之间并没有尴尬——事实上,他们看起来相处得很自在。
The internet removes the awkwardness of a face-to-face interaction.互联网消除了面对面沟通的尴尬。
Once we had overcome an initial awkwardness we had an interesting conversation.
the awkwardness of a first meeting
I was aware of the potential for awkwardness and embarrassment in arriving late to the meeting.
Despite his shyness and occasional social awkwardness, friends knew he was fiercely loyal.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Ashamed and embarrassed
abash
abashed
ashamed
awkward
awkwardly
guiltiness
hangdog
have egg on your faceidiom
humbling
humblingly
mortify
mortifying
not know where to put yourselfidiom
pride
self-mortification
sheepishness
silly
smallness
squirm
swallow your prideidiom

awkwardnessnoun[U] (DIFFICULTY)


the situation of being difficult to use, do, or deal with: 尴尬
The awkwardness of the shape makes the desk difficult to lift.不规则的形状使桌子难以抬起。
the awkwardness of making complex arrangements to suit so many people难以做出复杂的安排以适应这么多人的需要
There was some awkwardness in the process.
The strikes created some awkwardness for people commuting to work.
The design of the handlebars only adds to the bike's awkwardness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Complicated and difficult to do
advanced
ambitious
ambitiously
another
arduous
formidably
get blood out of/from a stoneidiom
grail
gruelling
gruellingly
onerously
overdemanding
painstaking
picnic
problematic
trickily
tricky
tuff
ultra-sensitive
unintuitive

awkwardnessnoun[U] (OF MOVEMENT)


a quality of not being natural, relaxed, or attractive: 笨拙;别扭;不灵活;难看
He outgrew his physical awkwardness and became a leading man in school plays.他克服了身体方面的笨拙,成为了学校戏剧活动的主角。
The world of high fashion has embraced ugliness or awkwardness as a new kind of beauty.高级时装界已经将丑陋或笨拙视为一种新的美。
I was getting cramp because of the awkwardness of the position.
At 16, she was very tall and people made fun of her youthful awkwardness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Inability and awkwardness
accident-prone
adorkable
all thumbsidiom
amateurish
amateurishly
fumblingly
functional illiteracy
gauche
gauchely
gawkily
inexpertly
jack-of-all-trades
jack-of-all-trades, master of noneidiom
klutzy
like a bull in a china shopidiom
uncoordinated
uneducable
unenterprising
unequal
ungainly

awkwardnessnoun[U] (UNHELPFUL)


UK
the fact of being deliberately unhelpful: 难相处;不合作;故意为难
Is he really unable to help or is it just awkwardness?他是真的无能为力,还是故意不合作?
See
awkward
the awkwardness of the front desk staff
I've had enough of her awkwardness every time I ask her to do something.
As a colleague he was known for his uncooperative awkwardness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Unhelpful and Uncooperative
awkward
awkwardly
balky
deterrent
hang
non-cooperation
non-cooperative
obstructionism
obstructionist
obstructive
pre-emptive
stiflingly
stultifying
stultifyingly
unaccommodating
uncooperativeness
under your feetidiom
unforthcoming
unhelpful
unhelpfully
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