ungainly

英 [ʌn'ɡeɪnli] 美 [ʌn'ɡeɪnli]

• adj. 笨拙的；难看的；不雅的

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. 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"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He walked in long ungainly strides.
   他迈着笨拙的大步子行走。
2. I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.
   我觉得他跳舞极其难看。

经典引文

• An overgrown, somewhat ungainly schoolgirl.

  出自： C. Easton

• Deafness which necessitated her carrying..an ungainly ear-trumpet.

  出自： Ina Taylor

近反义词

【近义词】

• awkward 尴尬的
• clumsy 笨拙的
• ungraceful 不优美的
• unhandy 笨拙的
• gawky 笨拙的
• bulky 庞大的
• bungling 笨拙的
• uncouth 粗俗的
• unwieldy 笨重的
• graceless 不优雅的
• inelegant 不优美的
• uncoordinated 协调能力差的...
• maladroit 笨拙的
• gauche 笨拙的
• cumbersome 笨重的
• inconvenient 不方便的
• heavy 大(量)的
• unmanageable 难处理的
• clunky 笨重的
• bunglesome 粗笨的