awkward adj. 1.(機(jī)器等)有毛病的,難使用的,不稱(chēng)手的,(衣裳)不合身的。 2.(質(zhì)問(wèn),事情等)棘手的;為難的,麻煩的。 3.笨拙的,不靈活的,不雅觀的;粗劣的。 be in awkward situation, 處境困難。 He is awkward in his movements. 他動(dòng)作笨拙。 I felt awkward. 我覺(jué)得局促不安,真尷尬,真別扭。 awkward customer 難對(duì)付的家伙。 an awkward instrument 不順手的工具。 awkward position 狼狽處境。 an awkward remark 不得體的話。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in Harper's Weekly in 1898-1899 and then as a book later in 1899. Originally conceived as a brief, light story about the complications created in her family's social set by a young girl coming of age, the novel expanded into a general treatment of decadence and corruption in English fin de siècle life.