Characterized by, showing, or resulting from shyness, self-consciousness, or awkwardness. 羞怯的,局促不安的具有害羞的、胆怯的、不安的特征的,表现出此种特性的,由此种特性引起的
At the dining table, there was a silence of awkwardness. 餐桌上,这对夫妇沉默不语,尴尬的气氛顿时弥漫开来。
Don’ t criticize awkwardness or off-the-wall suggestions. 不要批评笨拙或疯狂的建议。
awkwardness
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unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
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the quality of an embarrassing situation
<noun.attribute> he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
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the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
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trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
<noun.attribute> the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
Awkward \Awk"ward\ ([add]k"we[~e]rd), a. [Awk + -ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy.
And dropped an awkward courtesy. --Dryden.
2. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
A long and awkward process. --Macaulay.
An awkward affair is one that has gone wrong, and is difficult to adjust. --C. J. Smith.
Usage: {Awkward}, {Clumsy}, {Uncouth}. Awkward has a special reference to outward deportment. A man is clumsy in his whole person, he is awkward in his gait and the movement of his limbs. Clumsiness is seen at the first view. Awkwardness is discovered only when a person begins to move. Hence the expressions, a clumsy appearance, and an awkward manner. When we speak figuratively of an awkward excuse, we think of a lack of ease and grace in making it; when we speak of a clumsy excuse, we think of the whole thing as coarse and stupid. We apply the term uncouth most frequently to that which results from the lack of instruction or training; as, uncouth manners; uncouth language. ※ -- {Awk"ward*ly} ([add]k"we[~e]rd*l[y^]), adv. -- {Awk"ward*ness}, n.
The awkwardness of the situation suddenly struck both men.
Everything he did was from a defensive mode, except on the field, where he attacks." Sweeney wanted to contrast Jackson's athletic grace with his awkwardness in private life.