awkward /ˈɔ:kwəd/ adj. 1.尴尬的，别扭的：He was shy and awkward with women. 与女人们在一起他觉得害羞和尴尬。［考句］The shy girl felt awkward and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s questions. 这羞涩的女孩回答不出老师的提问时，感到很尴尬。 2.笨拙，笨手笨脚：The seal is very awkward on land, but quite at home in the water. 海豹在陆地上相当笨拙，一到水里就十分灵活了。He is still awkward with a knife and fork and drops food at each meal. 他用刀叉仍然不灵巧，每顿饭都要掉饭菜。3.（使用）不便的：Thursday is rather awkward (=inconvenient) for me; could we meet on Tuesday? 星期四对我来说不方便，咱们能不能星期二见?