clumsy

英 ['klʌmzi] 美 ['klʌmzi]

• adj. 笨拙的；不得体的；笨重的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 笨拙的,笨重的

   awkward and ungraceful in movement or action; without skill or grace

2. 无策略的,无技巧的

   done without tact or skill

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 笨拙的
2. 愚笨的
3. 不圆滑的
4. 制作粗陋的
5. 不得体的
6. 手脚不灵活的
7. 不便使用的
8. 臃肿的
9. 愚蠢的
10. 拙劣的
11. 笨头笨脑的
12. 笨口拙舌地
13. 笨手笨脚的
14. 笨重的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

2. not elegant or graceful in expression;

   "an awkward prose style"
   "a clumsy apology"
   "his cumbersome writing style"
   "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
   

3. 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"
   

4. showing lack of skill or aptitude;

   "a bungling workman"
   "did a clumsy job"
   "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The clumsy boy bumped into the table.
   笨拙的男孩撞到桌子上。
2. My clumsy answer hurt her feelings.
   我笨拙的回答伤了她的感情。
3. He chided his son for being clumsy.
   他斥责儿子笨手笨脚。
4. This cobbler is rather clumsy.
   这个补鞋匠真是笨手笨脚。
5. He played a clumsy joke.
   他开了一个不得体的玩笑。
6. It's not easy walking in these clumsy shoes.
   穿着这双笨重的鞋走路真难受。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He is a clumsy swimmer.
   他拙于游泳。
2. A clumsy dog knocked the cup over.
   一只笨拙的狗把杯子弄翻了。
3. You shouldn't wear such clumsy shoes.
   你不应该穿这么笨重的鞋。
4. Her clumsy speech annoyed everyone.
   她拙劣的演说使大家都很厌烦。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. Boys are usually clumsier than girls.
   男孩通常不如女孩灵活。
2. 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。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is clumsy at cricket.
   他玩板球笨手笨脚。
2. He is clumsy in speaking.
   他讲话时笨口拙舌。

S+be+～+(that-)clause

1. He's very clumsy; he's always dropping things.
   他笨手笨脚的,老是把东西掉到地上。

经典引文

• A clumsy forgery.

  出自： I. D

• He wrote in large clumsy capitals.

  出自： G. Orwell

• Tom was..clumsy; he..knocked over full ashtrays.

  出自： A. Wilson

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• clumsy apology 愚蠢的道歉,笨拙的辩解
• clumsy man 笨手笨脚的人

～+介词

• clumsy at 在…方面笨拙的
• clumsy with 拙于

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. clumsy主要表示外形笨拙、僵硬,行动不灵活、不敏捷; 可用于物,也可用于人或动物,用于事物则指“难以处理的”。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

clumsy, awkward

• 这两个词都可表示“笨拙的”。awkward指人的行为、动作缺少优雅、机敏或技巧; 而clumsy则指外形笨重,行动不灵活。

awkward，clumsy

• 这两个形容词都含有“笨拙的”之意。
• awkward侧重缺乏优雅、机敏和技巧。用于物时，指使用不便。
• clumsy指人时，侧重行动笨拙；指物时，侧重制作粗陋或体积、重量过大而呈现笨重。

词源解说

• ☆ 1590左右进入英语，直接源自中古英语的clumsen，意为冻僵了的，麻木了的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• awkward
• bulky

【反义词】

• careful
• graceful
• smooth