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awkwardness

英 ['ɔːkwədnəs] 美
  • n. 尴尬;笨拙

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词态变化


副词: awkwardly;形容词: awkward;

英文词源


awkwardness (n.)
1704, "lack of grace," from awkward + -ness. Meaning "physical clumsiness" is attested from c. 1770; that of "social embarrassment" is from 1788.

双语例句


1. He displayed all the awkwardness of adolescence.
他表现出了青春期的各种羞涩不安。

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2. His awkwardness made him fumble with the key.
由于尴尬不安,他拿钥匙开锁时显得笨手笨脚.

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3. I tried to smooth over the awkwardness of this first meeting.
我试图掩饰初次会面时的不自然.

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4. With seeming awkwardness he fumbled long with the bow.
他假装笨拙,把弓瞎摸了很久.

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5. He sat down , at first, with some constraint and awkwardness.
他刚入座时还感到有点拘束和别扭.

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