避开一个棘手的问题。
You've posed us an awkward question.
你给我们提出了一个难题。
He asked me such an awkward question that I did not know what to reply.
他向我提了个十分尴尬的问题，我真不知道该怎样答复。
4a. Goes up to the girl in question, asks an awkward question that conveys absolutely no attraction and produces an awkward moment.
上前去问了她一个十分尴尬并且完全没有吸引力的问题 结果导致气氛尴尬。
Odds are she won't want to say "let's talk about this later" in front of everyone. Instead you'll get an awkward silence while she contemplates the question followed by a half-assed yes.
有可能她不会当着大家的面说“我们晚点再说吧”，但是她在思考这个问题的时候，你得经历一段尴尬的沉默，而她的回答也多半会是不情不愿的“好吧”。
But the plan began to unravel rather rapidly on Monday when it transpired that an MP, Paul Farrelly, had tabled a question about the injunction and the awkward document in parliament.
但在周一，据称一位名为鲍尔·法雷利的议员提出一项问及禁制令和议会中令人尴尬那份文件时，该计划开始神速般的土崩瓦解。
I try to never ask this question myself because it usually just results in an awkward conversation.
我自己也试着绝口不提这个问题，因为它总是导致一场尴尬的对话。
It was a rather awkward moment, for me at least, since my Graphics teacher had asked the very same question and the question felt almost like an insult!
其实很多人都问过我们这个问题，包括我的绘图老师。其实我还是很讨厌听到这种问题的！
In every interview, there comes a moment that doesn't go according to plan. There's an awkward silence. You stumble over your words. You flub a tough question.
每次面试中城市有没有预料到的时刻。默然令人尴尬。你语无伦次，对疑难问题一筹莫展。
The question was met with an awkward silence.
问题提了出来，大家却都难堪地默不作声。
The question was met with an awkward silence.
问题提了出来，大家却都难堪地默不作声。
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