making you feel embarrassed 令人尴尬的；使人难堪的 There was an awkward silence. 一阵令人尴尬的沉默。 I felt awkward because they obviously wanted to be alone. 我感到很尴尬，因为他们显然想一个人呆着。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2He always sounded awkward on the phone. 他在电话中听上去总是局促不安。 He was embarrassed, which made him awkward. 他很窘迫，这使他局促不安。 I was the most socially awkward person you could imagine. 我是你能想象出的在社交场合感到最不自在的人。 She is awkward with people she doesn't know. 和陌生人相处她感觉不自在。 They felt awkward about having to leave so soon. 这么快就得走，他们感到很难为情。 There was an awkward moment when they asked about his wife. 他们问及他妻子，那一刻令人尴尬。
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difficult to deal with 难对付的；难处理的 Don't ask awkward questions. 不要问难答的问题。 You've put me in an awkward position. 你使得我狼狈不堪。 an awkward customer (= a person who is difficult to deal with) 难对付的家伙 Please don't be awkward about letting him come. 关于让他来这事请你不要作梗。 It makes things awkward for everyone when you behave like that. 你那样做让每个人都感到难堪。
Extra ExamplesHe could make things very awkward for me if he wanted to. 如果他愿意的话，他可使我非常难办。 He was in an awkward situation and I thought he handled it very well. 他处境尴尬，我认为他处理得很好。
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not convenient 不方便的 difficult or dangerous because of its shape or design （因形状、设计而）产生困难的，危险的 not moving in an easy way; not comfortable （动作）笨拙的；不舒适的 He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward. 他试着跳舞，但是太笨拙，太别扭。 I must have slept in an awkward position—I'm aching all over. 我肯定是睡姿不当，搞得全身疼痛。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the wrong way round, upside down’): from dialect awk ‘backwards, perverse, clumsy’ (from Old Norse afugr ‘turned the wrong way’) + -ward.