1difficult困難;艱難VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, look, seem難以處理;看上去難處理;好像棘手▸➤make sth使⋯難以處理ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/相當/非常難應付◇She asked some rather awkward questions.她問了一些相當難回答的問題。➤incredibly, terribly極難處理;非常棘手▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些棘手PHRASES➤make things awkward使事情變得棘手◇He could make things very awkward for me if he wanted to.如果他願意的話,他可使我非常難辦。awkward
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2not relaxed不放鬆VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, look, sound尷尬;感到局促不安;看上去尷尬;聽上去局促不安◇He always sounded awkward on the phone.他在電話中聽上去總是局促不安。➤become變得局促不安▸➤make sb使某人尷尬◇He was embarrassed, which made him awkward.他很窘迫,這使他局促不安。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常尷尬▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些尷尬▸➤painfully異常窘迫◇As a teenager he was painfully awkward in company.作為一個十幾歲的少年,他在眾人面前十分局促不安。➤socially在社交場合局促不安◇I was the most socially awkward person you could imagine.我是你能想像出的在社交場合感到最不自在的人。PREPOSITION➤about因⋯感到難為情◇They felt awkward about having to leave so soon.這麼快就得走,他們感到很難為情。➤with與⋯一起感到不自在◇She is awkward with people she doesn't know.她和陌生人在一起感到不自在。