| 单词 | clumsy |
| 释义 | clumsy (once / 556 pages) 1adj 2adj Someone clumsy is a klutz. They're awkward, ungraceful, and walk like they have two left feet. Something hard to handle — like a huge box — is also clumsy. A badly told story is told in a clumsy way, and a couch that's hard to move clumsy to carry. But mostly being clumsy is embarrassing. Dropping things, tripping a lot, and stumbling are all examples of clumsiness. Clumsy people usually aren't too good at sports or dancing. And you certainly don't want a clumsy surgeon. Most people are a little clumsy when they're teenagers — growing so fast makes it hard to be sure of yourself physically. WORD FAMILYclumsy: clumsier, clumsiest, clumsily, clumsiness+/clumsiness: clumsinesses USAGE EXAMPLESRussia called the penalties a clumsy yet aggressive attempt to “harm Russian-American ties.” Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) “Cute” is dancing toddlers, puppies and clumsy kittens, anything involving that optimal eye-size-to-head-size ratio. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) What about a clumsy, anxious Luddite who's paranoid about slicing someone's ear off? BBC(Dec 24, 2016) 1 1adj lacking grace in movement or posture clumsy fingers Syn clunky, gawky, ungainly, unwieldy awkward lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance 2adj not elegant or graceful in expression a clumsy apology Syn awkward, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt, inept infelicitous not appropriate in application; defective 3adj showing lack of skill or aptitude 2did a clumsy job Syn bungling, fumbling, incompetent unskilled not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency adj difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape clumsy wooden shoes Syn awkward, bunglesome, ungainly unmanageable, unwieldy difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape |
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