stilted

adj.

1. 生硬的；不自然的
   not natural or relaxed; too formal
   1. We made stilted conversation for a few moments.
      我们不自然地客套了几句。

1. ADJ-GRADED (言谈)呆板的，生硬的，不自然的
   If someone speaks in a stilted way, they speak in a formal or unnatural way, for example because they are not relaxed.
   1. We made polite, stilted conversation...
      我们客套了一番。
   2. His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
      他的发言很生硬，有时还打结巴。

1. We made polite, stilted conversation
   我们客套了一番。
2. His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
   他的发言很生硬，有时还打结巴。
3. Lunch: A mid day meal can be seen as a one hour, more stilted, business like encounter rather than a date.
   吃午餐：一天正午的这餐饭可能会被看成程式化的，时间固定的商务会面而不是约会。
4. And while it may well snow ( it is Scotland, after all) dont expect Christmas decorations or another stilted present-giving as the seasonal special is, in fact, set in September.
   尽管特辑中可能会下雪（毕竟在苏格兰嘛），别去期待什么圣诞装饰了，人们也不会假惺惺地互赠礼物因为事实上，这一季的特辑是设定在九月的。
5. Panel interviews are typically more formal, stilted and less revealing.
   小组面试通常更加正式和生硬，透露出的信息也更少。
6. My Best – A little stilted.
   MyBest–有点生硬。
7. We made stilted conversation for a few moments.
   我们不自然地客套了几句。
8. Nim and ardythe had exchanged a few stilted words, but that was all.
   尼姆和阿黛丝拘谨地交谈了几句，没有别的。
9. "Formal writing" does not imply the use of pretentious language, which can be characterized as stilted or pompous or stiff.
   并不意味著使用矫揉造作的用词，因为这样会让文章显得生硬、浮夸且僵化。
10. Critics complain, however, that the dialogue is stilted and awkward as the actors mouth modern phrases that don't fit the movie's ancient time frame.
    批评者抱怨，电影里的对话都很虚假和笨础。从演员里说出来现代版的话，与当时的时代背景很不相符。
11. "That would be nice," he said, as stilted as she.
    那太好了，他说，神态象她一样不自然。
12. Therefore, the energy of the operation of the ultra-filtration with stilted spacers can be saved greatly.
    因此，采用高跷格栅可以大大降低超滤操作的能耗。
13. After some stilted end-of-interview chit-chat, park puts her thatcheresque handbag over her arm and leaves.
    在一些客套的采访结束语后，朴槿惠挎上她的撒切尔式手包离开了。
14. This made my actions stilted and unnatural.
    这使我的动作忸怩而不自然。
15. And written dialogue is quite different from spoken conversation: replies may be delayed, phrases may be more stilted, tone of voice is absent.
    而且打字聊天与谈话完全不同，回复可能会延迟，言词呆板，没有语音语调。
16. He writes in a formal and rather stilted style.
    他用正式的、相当生硬的文体写作。
17. No matter what he talked about, he spoke in the cliches and hoary, stilted phrases of an old party manual.
    他无论讲什么，总是那些陈词滥调，唱着从陈旧的党内手册中搬来的老掉牙的高调。
18. Should not move in a stilted gait or in any gait that is not completely efficient and tireless. Therefore, the energy of the operation of the ultra-filtration with stilted spacers can be saved greatly.
    不能是踩高跷似的步伐或者其他完全没有效率和容易疲劳的步伐。因此，采用高跷格栅可以大大降低超滤操作的能耗。
19. Also, a memorized speech often sounds stilted and formal.
    而且，背诵的讲话听起来往往生硬拘谨。
20. The dialogue sounded stilted and unnatural, perhaps because of the translation from the original russian.
    这对话听上去很生硬、不自然，可能是因为这是从俄文原著翻译过来的。
21. After some stilted efforts at conversation, he gave up and left.
    在作了一番勉为其难的谈话尝试之后，他不再交谈下去，离开了。
22. Laotian family rests in the shade of their stilted, thatched roof hut in the fertile lowlands of the Mekong River valley.
    富庶的湄公河谷地，一个老挝家庭正在他们用高杆撑起的茅草屋的阴影下休息。
23. Perhaps for this reason, his language was somewhat stilted.
    也许，正是由于这个缘故，他说的语言有一点矫揉造作。
24. He speaks a slightly stilted French suitable for foreigners.
    他讲的法语有点儿不自然，但外国人容易听懂。
25. Research on Stilted Building Decoration of Dong Nationality in Tongdao medallion of base metal incorporating fittings for wall hanging ( excl. those for personal adornment)
    圆雕饰，贱金属制，装有往墙上挂的配件（不包括用于个人装饰的）
26. The candidate who shows an authentic sense fo humor – not stilted jokes or fake belly laughter – just might find a groundswell of support.
    展现令人可信的幽默感，而不是夸张的笑话或者是虚伪的大笑，这样的候选人会得到巨大的支持。
27. To talk in a stilted way.
    很不自然地谈话。
28. Plan, but not too much& Fully scripted videos can come off as stilted and flat, but you should still do some planning before filming.
    列计划，但是不要列太多：完全按稿子制作的视频，会让人感觉枯燥，平淡，但是在拍摄前必须事先做好计划。
29. The frivolity, frenzy and laughter soon turned into stilted postures and silence as the members of the audience tried to come to terms with what just took place.
    当观众还不知道要如何对应之下，原来的虚浮、狂及笑声很快地就变僵了、默无语。
30. Your choice of options for those that designed this achievement are somewhat stilted.
    你所选择要完成的这个成就，是儿童周系列成就的支柱。

adj

1. artificially formal
   1. that artificial humility that her husband hated
   2. contrived coyness
   3. a stilted letter of acknowledgment
   4. when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation

   Synonym:    artificialcontrivedhokey