clumsiness

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美

n.  笨拙；笨重；不合用

BNC.33192 / COCA.24634

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 笨拙的;不灵活的
  Aclumsyperson moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (行为或措词)不得体的，拙劣的
  Aclumsyaction or statement is not skilful or is likely to upset people.
  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。
  2. He denied the announcement was clumsy and insensitive.
     他否认声明不得体、不近人情。
• ADJ-GRADED (设计或外表)粗糙的，难用的;设计欠佳的
  An object that isclumsyis not neat in design or appearance, and is often awkward to use.
  1. 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。
  2. It was a clumsy looking aeroplane.
     那架飞机样子很难看。

英英释义

noun

• the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
  Synonym:awkwardnessgracelessnessstiffness
• the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
  Synonym:awkwardness
• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  Synonym:awkwardnessineptnessineptitudemaladroitnessslowness

双语例句

• His clumsiness embarrassed him
  他因自己的笨拙而感到尴尬。
• But even his earliest efforts were not marked with the clumsiness of mediocrity.
  他最早的作品尽管拙劣，却不平庸。
• But when I go to warm my hands, My clumsiness overturns the light And then I stumble Against the tables and chairs.
  可是当我想去暖手时我的笨拙把光翻倒了我便绊在枱和椅上。
• As Nancy helped him out of bed, Sikes swore and cursed a ther clumsiness.
  南希扶他从床上起来时，他张口就骂，嫌她笨手笨脚。
• I'm very sorry for my mistake ( clumsiness).
  我为我的错误（笨拙）道歉。
• Sometimes, you even pick up bad practices that lead to clutter and clumsiness.
  有时，您的不良习惯甚至会导致出现混乱。
• In a time when people pay too much attention to the delicacy of artistic productions, the roughness and clumsiness of Zhang's sculptures are, on the contrary, more eye-catching.
  在这个艺术过分强调制造的时代，艺术品更多地呈现出一种光鲜靓丽的外表，如此粗糙、笨拙、不唯美的形式反而使得张建华的作品引起了世人更多的关注。
• The clumsiness of power spoils the key, and uses the pickaxe.
  权力拙劣地溺爱着钥匙，竟利用了鹤嘴锄。
• And immediately he began to feel the old clumsiness he always suffered around women to whom he was even faintly attracted.
  他立刻又开始有那种手足无措的感觉，他在女人面前总有这种窘态，即使那女人对他只是隐约有些微吸引力。
• Whenever Dick is teased for his clumsiness by other boys, Brown will come to the rescue.
  每次狄克因手脚笨拙而受到其他孩子取笑时，布朗都会来解围。