clumsy

• adj. 笨拙的
• 笨拙地
• 不得当的
• 不得当地

词源可能clod,clot,clump.词义由大块头引申为不方便，笨拙。

1. lacking grace in movement or posture;

"a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"

"clumsy fingers"

"what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"

"heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"

2. not elegant or graceful in expression;

"an awkward prose style"

"a clumsy apology"

"his cumbersome writing style"

"if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"

3. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape;

"an awkward bundle to carry"

"a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"

"clumsy wooden shoes"

"the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

4. showing lack of skill or aptitude;

"a bungling workman"

"did a clumsy job"

"his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

clumsy

clumsy: [16] When clumsy first appeared on the scene around 1600, both it and the presumably related but now obsolete clumse were used not only for ‘awkward’ but also for ‘numb with cold’. This, and the fact that the word’s nearest apparent relatives are Scandinavian (such as Swedish dialect klumsig ‘numb, clumsy’), suggests that the notion originally contained in them was of being torpid from cold – so cold that one is sluggish and cannot coordinate one’s actions.

clumsy (adj.)

1590s, "acting as if benumbed," alteration of Middle English clumsid "numb with cold" (14c.), past participle of clumsen "to benumb, stiffen or paralyze with cold or fear," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse klumsa "make speechless, palsy; prevent from speaking," intensive of kluma "to make motionless." For insertion of -s-, see flimsy.

Not in general use until 18c., with senses "manifesting awkwardness; so made as to be unwieldy." Related: Clumsily; clumsiness. Compare Swedish dialectal klummsen "benumbed with cold," Norwegian klumsad (past participle) "speechless, palsied by a spasm or by fear or witchery;" German verklammen "grow stiff or numb with cold." Also compare clumse (n.) "a stupid fellow."

awkward, clumsy

这两个形容词都含有"笨拙的"之意。

awkward：侧重缺乏优雅、机敏和技巧。用于物时，指使用不便。

clumsy：指人时，侧重行动笨拙；指物时，侧重制作粗陋或体积、重量过大而呈现笨重。

They can seem forgetful and clumsy.

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I spilt your coffee. Sorry─that was clumsy of me.

我弄洒了你的咖啡。对不起，我真是笨手笨脚的。

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His clumsy fingers couldn't untie the knot.

他的手很笨拙，无法解开这个结。

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She made a clumsy attempt to apologize.

她本想道歉，但词语生硬。

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The complaints procedure is clumsy and time-consuming.

申诉程序复杂耗时。

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I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer...

我从没见过更笨拙、动作更不协调的拳击手。

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Unfortunately, I was still very clumsy behind the wheel of the jeep.

令人遗憾的是我开起吉普来还是笨手笨脚。

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The action seemed a clumsy attempt to topple the Janata Dal government...

这一试图推翻人民党政府的行动似乎缺乏策略。

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He denied the announcement was clumsy and insensitive.

他否认声明不得体、不近人情。

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The keyboard is a large and clumsy instrument as far as portable computers are concerned...

就手提电脑而言，键盘就显得大而笨重了。

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It was a clumsy looking aeroplane.

那架飞机样子很难看。

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The analyst could retort only that the geometric proofs were clumsy and inelegant.

分析学家却只能回嘴说几何的证明是笨拙而不优美的.

辞典例句

The use of that word exemplifies the kind of underlining that makes it feel clumsy.

这个词汇的运用显然是突出的表现,更使电影令人感觉不真实.

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Clever person can send this message go out, and of those dead clumsy reading this news!

聪明的人会将这个信息发送出去, 而那些死蠢的正在阅读这个信息!

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The clumsy man envied her unusual talent.

那个笨拙的男人羡慕她不凡的才能.

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Although she was very fat and ugly and clumsy, but she also hoped to be loved!

虽然她很胖很丑, 但她也是希望被爱的!

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Awkward: Describes a wine that has poor structure, is clumsy or is out of balance.

笨拙的: 形容葡萄酒的结构差, 显得笨拙或不均衡.

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He is clumsy with his hands.

他的一双手很笨.

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He is clumsy in speaking.

他讲话时笨口拙舌.

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You have a clumsy and careless servant girl.

你有一位笨手笨脚粗心大意的使女.

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You have been closely Flanagan magical rope leash on, and I only made a clumsy collar.

你已经被那根神奇的绳子紧紧拴住了, 而我,只会编一个拙劣的项圈.

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She felt clumsy as she knelt to retrieve the picture.

画面上是一个热带岛屿上一处蜿蜒的沙滩美景.

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My clumsy answer hurt her feelings.

我笨拙的回答伤了她的感情.

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She puts her clothes in her families clumsy washing machine.

她把衣服放到家里那个笨头笨脑的洗衣机里.

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You have been closely Flanagan magical rope leash on, and I only a clumsy collar.

几乎是下一个瞬间, 我就双手环绕着他的脖子,紧紧靠在他的胸口.

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You great clumsy idiot!

你这个又笨又蠢的白痴!

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Though clumsy on land Arctocephalus pusillus , or Cape fur seals, epitomize grace underwater.

虽然海豹在陆地上是笨拙的, 但是在水底下是优美的.

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If she was the naive girl, Guy Pollock was the clumsy boy.

如果说她是那个天真烂漫的小姑娘, 波洛克就是那个笨头笨脑的小伙子.

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The clumsy boy tipped the jar of paint over.

那个笨手笨脚的男孩把漆罐打翻了.

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That's a clumsy, involved sentence.

这个句子太累赘.

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