首页英语词典clumsyclumsy英英释意

clumsy

英 ['klʌmzɪ] 美['klʌmzi]
  • adj. 笨拙的
  • 笨拙地
  • 不得当的
  • 不得当地

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"
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"

双语例句


1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He is still smarting over criticism of his victorious but clumsy performance.
他还在为别人批评他尽管最终胜出但表现笨拙感到闷闷不乐。

来自柯林斯例句

3. It was a clumsy looking aeroplane.
那架飞机样子很难看。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The lyrics are banal and the rhymes clumsy.
歌词平淡老套,押韵生硬蹩脚。

来自柯林斯例句

5. 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。

来自《权威词典》