ungainly
英 [ʌnˈɡeɪnli]
美 [ʌnˈɡeɪnli]
adj. 笨手笨脚的; (举止)不雅观的,难看的
最高级:ungainliest
BNC.20465 / COCA.20371
牛津词典
adj.
- 笨手笨脚的;(举止)不雅观的,难看的
moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant- He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
他是个个子高而笨拙的18岁小伙子。
- He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (人、兽、车船)笨拙的,难看的
If you describe a person, animal, or vehicle asungainly, you mean that they look awkward or clumsy, often because they are big.- The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road...
那只丑陋的杂种幼犬在马路上到处乱跑。 - Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
保罗笨拙地游到池子边。
- The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road...
英英释义
adj
- 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
- 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
双语例句
- It's not quite the Lake District but the countryside's very pretty. The person of this individual was to the last degree ungainly without being in any particular manner deformed.
这儿虽说比不上湖区,但郊外的景色倒也十分漂亮.此人的模样,虽说并没有特别的畸型残缺之处,但看上去极不匀称。 - He walked in long ungainly strides.
他迈着笨拙的大步子行走。 - LTE smartphones are often ungainly due to the hefty electronics needed to support it. Apple, famous for its sleek design, could have none of that.
但由于LTE芯片比较庞大,所以LTE智能手机常常显得很笨拙,但这当然不会出现在以时尚设计著称的苹果身上。 - Turned outward in an ungainly manner. an atom consists of a nucleus around which electrons move.
以难看的样子向外翻转。原子有一个原子核,外面有电子围绕它旋转。 - Through the crowd of ungainly, shabbily dressed actors, Sibyl vane moved like a creature from a finer world.
茜比尔?范在一群其貌不扬,衣着寒酸的演员之间跳着,象一个从哪个美好的世界来的生灵。 - A large or ungainly automobile.
大汽车巨大的或笨拙的汽车。 - To date, sports bras have largely been ungainly, with all the functional trappings of a maternity bra and little more in the way of stylish design.
此前,运动胸衣总的来说不太优雅,有母性胸衣的种种功能性装饰,却缺少时髦的设计。 - The tall man wobbled along ungainly.
这高大的男子笨拙地摇晃着向前行进。 - The next piece of business was to find a name for this ungainly creation.
下一步就是为这个不受待见的产品起个名字了。 - Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
保罗笨拙地游到池子边。