英语词汇“clumsy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

clumsy

/ˈklʌmzi

adjective (clumsier, clumsiest)

1Awkward in movement or in handling things: the cold made his fingers clumsy...

He is an awkward, clumsy boy in the community.
As it rocks from side to side, a walking penguin may look clumsy, but its movements are actually quite efficient.
The girls were running and giggling at the same time, making them clumsy in their movements and me even angrier.

1.1Done awkwardly or without skill: a very clumsy attempt to park...

This was a clumsy amateurish attempt by two students.
‘Being a hippy’ was just a clumsy attempt to give expression to those moments of spirituality he had experienced since childhood.
This clumsy attempt at democracy has soured the population.

1.2Difficult to handle or use; unwieldy: clumsy devices the legal procedure is far too clumsy...

They were difficult to conceal, clumsy, expensive to manufacture, and required bulky ammunition which created stowage and logistics problems.
It looked and felt so clumsy, so unwieldy, so…… artificial.
The reason seems to be that they are clumsy and difficult to manoeuvre.

Synonyms

unwieldy, unmanageable, cumbersome, bulky, hulking, heavy, solid, awkward, unmanoeuvrable

1.3Lacking social skills; tactless: his choice of words was clumsy...

Eventually, I made our excuses and took her home, worried that I had ruined yet another woman's life with my clumsy social skills.
I was far too clumsy in social situations to attempt a visit, not even to apologize for something that had been plaguing me with guilt all day.
But, at the heart of this argument, I have reached the conclusion that I'm a slightly clumsy, rather ineffectual speaker.

Synonyms

gauche, awkward, graceless, unpolished, unsubtle, crude, uncouth, boorish, crass;

tactless, insensitive, thoughtless, inconsiderate, undiplomatic, indelicate, impolitic, injudicious, ill-judged

Origin

Late 16th century: from obsolete clumse 'make or be numb', probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish klumsig.

单词	clumsy
释义	clumsy /ˈklʌmzi / adjective (clumsier, clumsiest) 1Awkward in movement or in handling things: the cold made his fingers clumsy... He is an awkward, clumsy boy in the community. As it rocks from side to side, a walking penguin may look clumsy, but its movements are actually quite efficient. The girls were running and giggling at the same time, making them clumsy in their movements and me even angrier. 1.1Done awkwardly or without skill: a very clumsy attempt to park... This was a clumsy amateurish attempt by two students. ‘Being a hippy’ was just a clumsy attempt to give expression to those moments of spirituality he had experienced since childhood. This clumsy attempt at democracy has soured the population. 1.2Difficult to handle or use; unwieldy: clumsy devices the legal procedure is far too clumsy... They were difficult to conceal, clumsy, expensive to manufacture, and required bulky ammunition which created stowage and logistics problems. It looked and felt so clumsy, so unwieldy, so…… artificial. The reason seems to be that they are clumsy and difficult to manoeuvre. Synonyms unwieldy, unmanageable, cumbersome, bulky, hulking, heavy, solid, awkward, unmanoeuvrable 1.3Lacking social skills; tactless: his choice of words was clumsy... Eventually, I made our excuses and took her home, worried that I had ruined yet another woman's life with my clumsy social skills. I was far too clumsy in social situations to attempt a visit, not even to apologize for something that had been plaguing me with guilt all day. But, at the heart of this argument, I have reached the conclusion that I'm a slightly clumsy, rather ineffectual speaker. Synonyms gauche, awkward, graceless, unpolished, unsubtle, crude, uncouth, boorish, crass; tactless, insensitive, thoughtless, inconsiderate, undiplomatic, indelicate, impolitic, injudicious, ill-judged Origin Late 16th century: from obsolete clumse 'make or be numb', probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish klumsig.
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