英语单词

clumsy是什么意思

clumsy

英['klʌmzɪ] |美['klʌmzi]
    adj.笨拙的;复杂难懂的;得罪人的;(文体等)臃肿的
日语:不器用 法语:maladroit 德语:unbeholfen 韩语:어설픈 俄语:torpe

牛津词典

adj.

  1. 笨拙的;不灵巧的
    moving or doing things in a very awkward way
    1. 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。
    2. His clumsy fingers couldn't untie the knot.
      他的手很笨拙,无法解开这个结。
  2. 无技巧的;冒犯人的;不得体的
    done without skill or in a way that offends people
    1. She made a clumsy attempt to apologize.
      她本想道歉,但词语生硬。
  3. 难以移动的;难用的;设计欠佳的
    difficult to move or use easily; not well designed
    1. 难处理的;复杂难懂的;使用不便的
      awkward; too complicated to understand or use easily
      1. The complaints procedure is clumsy and time-consuming.
        申诉程序复杂耗时。


    网络解释

    adj. 笨拙的笨拙地不得当的不得当地



    词形变化

    形容词比较级:clumsier 形容词最高级:clumsiest



    中文词源

    clumsy 笨拙的

    词源可能clod,clot,clump.词义由大块头引申为不方便,笨拙。



    双语例句

    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。
    3. He denied the announcement was clumsy and insensitive.
      他否认声明不得体、不近人情。
    4. 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。
    5. It was a clumsy looking aeroplane.
      那架飞机样子很难看。
    6. His movements were clumsy, and his gait peculiarly awkward.
      他动作笨拙,步态尤其难看。
    7. He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship
      最近他开始主动表示友好,样子笨拙却又招人喜爱。
    8. The lyrics are banal and the rhymes clumsy.
      歌词平淡老套,押韵生硬蹩脚。
    9. 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。
    10. His clumsy speech annoyed everyone.
      大家对他的拙劣发言均很反感。
    11. He is clumsy with his hands.
      他的一双手很笨。
    12. Jack is clumsy with his hands.
      杰克的一双手很粗笨。
    13. The clumsy workman put his elbow through the window and broke it.
      那笨拙的工人把肘拐伸入窗子,把它弄破了。
    14. He is clumsy at cricket.
      他玩板球笨手笨脚。
    15. He is a clumsy swimmer.
      他拙于游泳。
    16. He was troubled; it was sure that his technique had been clumsy.
      他遇到麻烦了,我肯定是他的方法太笨了。
    17. A clumsy dog knocked the cup over.
      一只笨拙的狗把杯子弄翻了。
    18. I don't use knives and forks very often, look, how clumsy I am.
      我不经常使用刀叉,瞧我笨手笨脚的。
    19. How clumsy of me to break the vase!
      我打碎了这个花瓶,我是有多笨!
    20. I swear to god, I am so not that clumsy.
      我发誓,我没有那么笨。
    21. I'm clumsy with chopsticks.
      我用筷子笨极了。
    22. That was very clumsy of me.
      我太不小心了。
    23. He asked me such a clumsy question that I did not know what to reply.
      他问了我一个如此笨拙的问题,以至于我不知道该如何回答。
    24. He's too clumsy to bea good dancer.
      他太笨拙了,不可能成为好的舞蹈演员。
    25. That's why you need this clumsy method.
      这就是为什么你需要这种笨拙的方法。
    26. He is a clumsy man.
      他是个笨手笨脚的人。
    27. Clumsy idiot, you could have killed us all.
      笨蛋,你差点把我们都弄死了。
    28. Yeah, I'm a clumsy man.
      我是个笨拙的人。
    29. I know. aren't I the clumsy one?
      我明白,难道我是个笨拙的人么?
    30. I'm so clumsy and stupid and not nearly good enough for you.
      我是这么愚蠢和笨拙,要本就配不上你。


    语源

    late 16th cent.: from obsolete clumsemake numb, be numb, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish klumsig


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