名词尴尬; 笨拙; 粗劣; 难为情
1. 尴尬:为了避免这一尴尬(awkwardness),家家户户都会准备足够的糖果,等孩子一到,就抛给他们. 分糖果对大人来说也是一种快乐. 许多大人也群游于街头,和孩子们一样装成动物欢蹦乱跳,追忆童年的幸福. 有时,大人扮成孩子,孩子则扮成大人,
2. 笨拙:awkwardly 笨拙地 | awkwardness 笨拙 | awl 锥子
3. 笨拙, 不雅观:awkwardly || 笨拙地, 无技巧地 | awkwardness || 笨拙, 不雅观 | awl || 锥子, 尖钻
1. WASHINGTON - The Democrats had the awkwardness of the Clintons at their convention.
2. The photos on the walls trace Hu's short life - from her toothless infancy, to shy awkwardness and finally an energetic teenager.
3. To tackle the judicial awkwardness in dealing with trade secret issues, the industry is making stronger and stronger calls for legislative improvement.
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4. He called the occasion " a temporary truce " between him and officialdom and didn't care about the awkwardness he created among his guests.
5. There is some awkwardness in the narration and despite its two hours and thirty minutes, moves too quickly.
6. The machines will help remove the awkwardness women feel when buying condoms from salespeople, the paper said.
7. The awkwardness of promoting sex education also was cited by teachers, according to another survey conducted by the same group.
8. Divorced couples may bring their new beaus and share a table, creating moments of awkwardness.
9. Any initial awkwardness is numbed by the cocktail we are given on arrival.
10. Furthermore, the different expressions between languages can result in awkwardness of usage in translation.
noun
1. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
e.g. the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
Synonym: cumbersomeness unwieldiness
2. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Synonym: clumsiness gracelessness stiffness
3. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
Synonym: clumsiness
4. the quality of an embarrassing situation
e.g. he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal
Synonym: nuisance value
5. awkwardness
5. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Synonym: clumsiness ineptness ineptitude maladroitness slowness