gawky
英 ['gɔːkɪ]
美
- adj. 笨拙的，鲁钝的
- n. 笨拙的人
词态变化
副词: gawkily;名词: gawkiness;
英英释意
- 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"
英文词源
- gawky (adj.)
- "awkward, ungainly," 1759, from gawk hand "left hand" (1703), perhaps a contraction of gaulick, thus "gaulish hand," derogatory slang that could have originated during some period of strained Anglo-French relations, i.e. most of recorded history. Liberman considers it belongs to the group that includes gawk (v.). Related: Gawkily.
实用场景例句
- ...a gawky lad with spots.
- 长着粉刺、笨手笨脚的小伙子
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Does she look posh to you, or gawky?
- 她是不是看上去很优雅, 或者很笨拙?
电影对白
- Mark Cuban's best player is still a tall gawky German guy.
- 马克库班的最好的球员依然是那个迟钝的德国大个儿.
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