?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 令人尷尬的;難對付的;不方便的;笨拙的;
?? awk(wrong)+ward(表示方向的后綴)→笨拙的;無技巧的
"There was an awkward silence."
一陣令人尷尬的沉默。
近義:heavy, klutzy, lubberly, lumbering, oafish, sloppy
反義:nice, attractive, perky, poised, brave, charming
adj. 使人不愉快的;不合意的;討厭的;不客氣的;
?? un 不 + pleas=please快樂 + ant...的 → 令人不快的
"an unpleasant subject of conversation"
不愉快的話題
近義:antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly
反義:approachable, kind, likable, likeable, lovable, attractive
n. (人的)情況;局面,形勢,處境;位置;[心理學]情境;
?? situ=site位置 + ation 名詞后綴→ 形勢,環境
"Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation."
已經采取措施以改善局面。
近義:incident, intricacy, picture, prickliness, problems, state
n. 毛毯, 氈\\nvt. 制氈, 使粘結\\nvi. 粘結\\nfeel的過去式和過去分詞
近義:full, velour