
a. 令人尴尬的,使人难堪的 ≈ difficult
a. 紧张的;不舒适的
a. 难办的;难用的,不好操作的;难应付的
I hoped he would stop asking awkward questions.
我希望他不要再问令人难堪的问题。
Geoff looked uneasy and awkward.
杰夫看上去紧张不安。
It’ll be awkward getting cars in and out.
这样汽车就不好进出了。
The staff wanted to go home and they were getting awkward about a meeting starting so late. 员工想要回家,而这么晚才开始开会,他们就很不合作。
BrE /ˈɔːkwəd/
NAmE /ˈɔːkwərd/