1、 He felt awkward when he made a mistake.
当他犯错时,他感到很尴尬。(难点:形容词,词义较抽象,易与embarrassed混淆,awkward侧重“笨拙的、尴尬的”,embarrassed侧重“窘迫的”)
来源:【中考难度例句】秒词邦编辑整理
2、 It's more likely that none of us start a conversation because it's awkward and challenging, or we think it's annoying and unnecessary.
更有可能的是,我们没有人开始交谈,因为这很尴尬,很有挑战性,或者我们认为这很烦人,没有必要。
来源:2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
1、 Awkward or wordy phrasing or unclear sentences and paragraphs should be mercilessly poked and prodded into shape.
尴尬或冗长的措辞或不清楚的句子和段落应该毫不留情地纠正。
来源:2008年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语句子选择题