awkward
音标：
英音/ ˈɔːkwəd / 美音/ ˈɔːkwərd /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
So the timing could hardly be more awkward, as Western countries struggle to meet the challenge of climate change and cut their carbon emissions from electricity generation.
因此，在西方国家努力应对气候变化挑战并减少发电碳排放之际，这个时机再尴尬不过了。
—BBC
She was criticised for comments appearing to downplay domestic violence, the film’s theme; while awkward old interviews were resurfaced and repurposed as evidence of bullying behaviour.
她因言论似乎淡化了影片的主题家庭暴力而受到批评。而尴尬的旧采访又重新出现并被重新用作欺凌行为的证据。
—BBC
He troubles batters with bounce and awkward lengths.
他的弹跳和笨拙的长度给击球手带来了麻烦。
—BBC
基本释意：
adjective
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
令人尴尬的，使人难堪的；难对付的，难处理的；局促不安的；不方便的；笨拙的，不雅观的；不舒适的
同义词：
没有找到同义词
短释义：
Have you ever felt clumsy and that you had two left feet? That is how it is to feel awkward — literally that you are going in the wrong direction. Awkward is an example of a word literally meaning something and then figuratively meaning something related. Its Middle English roots are awke, meaning “backhanded,” and -ward, to “go in the direction of.” So, if you are feeling uncomfortable, or clumsy, it’s probably because your hands are connected to you the wrong way!
如果你很尴尬，很可能你会感到不舒服。您可能会感到社交上的尴尬，就像您忘记了主人的名字一样。或者，您可能会感到身体尴尬，就像在登上领奖台的路上绊倒一样。
长释义：
Have you ever felt clumsy and that you had two left feet? That is how it is to feel awkward — literally that you are going in the wrong direction. Awkward is an example of a word literally meaning something and then figuratively meaning something related. Its Middle English roots are awke, meaning “backhanded,” and -ward, to “go in the direction of.” So, if you are feeling uncomfortable, or clumsy, it’s probably because your hands are connected to you the wrong way!
您是否曾经感到笨拙并且您有两只左脚？这就是感到尴尬的感觉——从字面上看，你走错了方向。尴尬是一个单词的字面意思是某事，然后比喻性地表示相关的事情的例子。它的中古英语词根是 awke，意思是“反手”，-ward 意思是“朝……的方向走”。因此，如果您感觉不舒服或笨拙，可能是因为您的双手连接方式错误！
文学例句：
“No, you weren’t nice,” Lola said in a stiff, awkward voice.
“不，你不友善，”萝拉用僵硬、尴尬的声音说道。
—The School for Whatnots by Margaret Peterson Haddix
“Are you hungry?” he asked from an awkward distance away.
“你饿了吗？”他在一个尴尬的距离外问道。
—The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri
We let the dramatic orchestra music fill the awkward silence for us.
我们让戏剧性的管弦乐为我们填补了尴尬的沉默。
—The Sea in Winter by Christine Day
词源：
awkward (adv., adj.)mid-14c. (adv.), “in the wrong direction,” from awk “back-handed” + adverbial suffix -weard (see -ward). The original sense is obsolete. As an adjective, “turned the wrong way,” 1510s. The meaning “clumsy, wanting ease and grace in movement” is recorded by 1520s. Of persons, “embarrassed, ill-at-ease,” from 1713s. Related: Awkwardly. Other 15c.-17c. formations from awk, none of them surviving, were awky, awkly, awkness.Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
尴尬的（adv.，adj.）14c中。 (adv.)，“方向错误”，源自 awk“back-handed”+ 状语后缀 -weard（参见 -ward）。原来的意义已经过时了。作为形容词，“转向错误的方向”，1510 年代。 1520年代记录了“笨拙的，想要动作轻松优雅”的意思。 1713 年代的人们，“尴尬、不安”。相关：尴尬。其他 15c.-17c.来自 awk 的编队，没有一个幸存下来，是笨拙的，笨拙的，笨拙的。相关条目及更多
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