awkward

adj. /ˈɔːkwərd/ B1

尴尬的；局促不安的

Feeling uncomfortable and not sure how to act.

仙境例句

There was an awkward silence after Alice said the word for cat in French.

爱丽丝用法语说出“猫”这个词后，大家都尴尬地不说话了。

Well, of course, I’m in the awkward position of agreeing with Al Gore that we shouldn’t be burning up so many hydrocarbons.

哎，我当然处于一个挺尴尬的位置，因为我居然同意阿尔·戈尔的观点，认为我们不应该燃烧那么多碳氢化合物。

Charlie Munger · 2008