unwieldy

英 [ʌn'wiːldi] 美 [ʌn'wiːldi]

• adj. 笨重的；笨拙的；庞大的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape;

   "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"
   "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"
   

2. difficult to work or manipulate;

   "unwieldy rules and regulations"
   

3. 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"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He is carrying an unwieldy parcel.
   他拿着一个笨重的包裹。
2. This machine is too unwieldy to move.
   这台机器太笨重了, 很难搬动。
3. It is too unwieldy for practical calculations.
   它用于实际计算太麻烦了。
4. The company is an unwieldy organization.
   这个公司的办事机构庞大。

经典引文

• The weilding of his sword hath not made him unweildie to do any other work.

  出自： T. Fuller

• With'ring time the taste destroyes With sickness and unwieldy years.

  出自： Dryden

近反义词

【近义词】

• awkward 尴尬的
• unmanageable 难处理的
• cumbersome 笨重的
• clumsy 笨拙的
• bulky 庞大的
• unhandy 笨拙的
• burdensome 负担的
• ponderous 笨重的
• ungainly 笨拙的
• heavy 大(量)的
• clunky 笨重的
• gawky 笨拙的

【反义词】

• wieldy 易于使用的