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【考法1】adj.缺乏灵活性和技巧的: lacking dexterity or skill 【例】awkward with a needle and thread 缺乏灵巧的针线活技术 【近】handless, maladroit 【反】adroit, deft, dexterous, proficient, skilled 灵巧的【考法 2】adj.(处理问题)缺乏手段和智谋的: showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)【例】Her awkward handling of the seating arrangements resulted in many hurt feelings她那缺乏智谋的座次安排伤害了许多人的感情【近】botched, bungling, fumbled, inept, inexpert, maladroit【考法 3】adj.臃肿笨拙的，不优雅的: lacking ease or grace (as of movement or expression)【例】an awkward design 一份粗劣的设计【近】clumsy, gauche, graceless, gawkish【反】elegant, graceful, polished, lithe, coordinated 优雅的【考法 4】adj.令人尴尬的: causing embarrassment【例】the awkward situation of having to listen as your host and hostess quarrel loudly in the next room 不得不听着你的主人和她太太在隔壁大声争吵的尴尬境地 【近】discomfiting, disturbing, disconcerting, embarrassing, flustering【考法5】adj.(因过大过重或设计问题)难以操作的: difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design【例】The manual can opener is too awkward to hold 那个手动启瓶器太难握了 【近】ponderous, ungainly, unhandy, unwieldy, bunglesome, cranky 【反】handy 容易操纵的

Awkward 考法 Lacking Skill Maladroit Design 例】The ★Awkward