awkward

詞型變化：

名詞:awkwardness 副詞:awkwardly 英文字典

詞意辨析：

awkward, clumsy

這兩個形容詞都含有“笨拙的”之意。
awkward: 側重缺乏優雅、機敏和技巧。用於物時，指使用不便。
clumsy: 指人時，側重行動笨拙；指物時，側重製作粗陋或體積、重量過大而呈現笨重。

英文解釋：

形容詞 awkward:

1. causing inconvenience
2. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
3. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
   同義詞：bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
4. not elegant or graceful in expression
   同義詞：clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
5. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
   同義詞：embarrassing, sticky, unenviable
6. not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner
   同義詞：ill at ease, uneasy

英文造句：

1. The heavy ax was awkward to use.
   這把重斧頭不好用。
2. Your refusal puts me in an awkward predicament.
   你的拒絕讓我感到十分為難。
3. At the formal party I felt very awkward and out of place.
   在正式的舞會上，我感到局促不安，很不自在。