| 单词 | awkward |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ɔ:kwəd] |
| 解释 | a.笨拙的；难用的；不便的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 笨拙的,别扭的 (difficult to use);尴尬的(causing inconvenience) 【考】 craven : admirable / deft : awkward(畏缩的不令人敬佩/ 灵巧的不笨拙)反义词：svelte(娇美 的); lithe(柔软的)；glib (伶牙俐齿的); deft(灵巧的) 【例】 an awkward series of bends in the road |
| 字源 | awkward (adj.) mid-14c., "in the wrong direction," from awk "back-handed" + adverbial suffix -weard (see -ward). Meaning "clumsy" first recorded 1520s. Related: Awkwardly. Other formations from awk, none of them surviving, were awky, awkly, awkness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (手脚, 说话)笨拙的; 使用困难的 = lumbering = lumpish = ungainly 【例】The pan is an awkward shape 这个锅的形状用起来不方便. He'apos;s very awkward 他很笨 【类】craven: admirable = deft[dexterous]: awkward畏缩的不令人敬佩 = 灵巧的不笨拙 【反】svelte(adj 娇美的); lithe(adj 柔软的; 优雅的); glib(adj 伶牙俐齿的); deft(adj 灵巧的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：坳口，读起来很坳口，就是笨拙不好说；原意指山坳的坳口，低处的路，走进去不好转向 |
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