aunt lena came to visit us at an awkward time There was an awkward silence, when no one knew what to say. 2)not smooth or grateful; ungainly The child is still awkward with his chopsticks Collocation an awkward remark令人窘迫的评论 an awkward silence令人尴尬的沉默 an awkward time不方便的时间 an awkward question棘手问题 an awkward situation困难处境 12. in one's own right: because of a personal claim that does not depend on anyone else She is a peeress in her own right, i.e. not merely by marriage to a peer (ft 族) Elizabeth ll is queen in her own right. Collocation: as of right/by right基于正当的权利 stand on one' s own rights坚持自己的权利 within one's rights不超越自己的权利范围 13. glare: V(at, on, upon) look in an angry way She glared at me. 这位老先生只是站在那里对那个扒手怒目而视,一句话也没有说。 The old gentleman just stood there glaring at the pickpocket and did not say a word CF: glare, stare, gaze& peer 这些动词都有“看,瞧”之意 gare指用愤恨、凶狠或含敌意的眼光死死看着某人。 stare侧重因惊奇、好奇、粗鲁无礼等而睁大眼睛看。 gaze指出于羨、感兴趣、关心或惊异而长时间目不转睛地看。 peer指眯着眼睛仔细地或略为吃力地看 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary 1)The old lady through her spectacles at the contract. peered) 2)He didn't shout or swear, but just silently at me. glared) The child at the toys in the shop window. gazed) at the word trying to remember what it meant. stared) furiously at me when I contradicted him. e glared) 14. be sick of: feel annoyance, dislike, and impatience from too much of something I am sick of waiting around like this 出去,我一见到你就厌恶。5 * Aunt Lena came to visit us at an awkward time. * There was an awkward silence, when no one knew what to say. 2) not smooth or grateful; ungainly * The child is still awkward with his chopsticks. Collocation: an awkward remark 令人窘迫的评论 an awkward silence 令人尴尬的沉默 an awkward time 不方便的时间 an awkward question 棘手问题 an awkward situation 困难处境 12. in one’s own right: because of a personal claim that does not depend on anyone else * She is a peeress in her own right, i.e. not merely by marriage to a peer (贵 族). * Elizabeth II is Queen in her own right. Collocation: as of right/by right 基于正当的权利 stand on one’s own rights 坚持自己的权利 within one’s rights 不超越自己的权利范围 13. glare: v. (at, on, upon) look in an angry way * She glared at me. 这位老先生只是站在那里对那个扒手怒目而视，一句话也没有说。 (= The old gentleman just stood there glaring at the pickpocket and did not say a word.) CF: glare, stare, gaze & peer 这些动词都有“看，瞧”之意。 glare 指用愤恨、凶狠或含敌意的眼光死死看着某人。 stare 侧重因惊奇、好奇、粗鲁无礼等而睁大眼睛看。 gaze 指出于羡慕、感兴趣、关心或惊异而长时间目不转睛地看。 peer 指眯着眼睛仔细地或略为吃力地看。 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1) The old lady _____ through her spectacles at the contract. (= peered) 2) He didn’t shout or swear, but just _____ silently at me. (= glared) 3) The child _____ at the toys in the shop window. (= gazed) 4) He _____ at the word trying to remember what it meant. (= stared) 5) He _____ furiously at me when I contradicted him. (= glared) 14. be sick of: feel annoyance, dislike, and impatience from too much of something * I am sick of waiting around like this. 出去，我一见到你就厌恶