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adj.笨拙的

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clumsy为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:clumsiness 副词:clumsily 形容词比较级:clumsier 最高级:clumsiest

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/'klʌmzɪ; `klʌmzɪ/
adj (-ier, -iest)
1 awkward and ungraceful in movement or shape (行动或形状)笨拙而难看的
*You clumsy oaf that's the second glass you've broken today! 你这个笨家伙--这是你今天打碎的第二个玻璃杯!
2 (of tools, furniture, etc) difficult to use or move; not well designed (指工具、家具等)难用的, 难移动的; 设计欠佳的
*a clumsy sideboard, pair of scissors 不好用的碗柜、剪刀
* It's not easy walking in these clumsy shoes. 穿着这双笨重的鞋走路真难受.
3 done without tact or skill 无策略的; 无技巧的
*a clumsy apology, reply, speech, etc 生硬的道歉、回答、讲话等
* a clumsy forgery, ie one that is easy to detect 粗劣的伪造品(容易识破的).

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adj comparativeclumsiersuperlativeclumsiest
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from clumse 'too cold to feel anything' (16-19 centuries), from a Scandinavian language]
moving in an awkward way and tending to make things fall over
 I felt clumsy, shy and awkward at the party.
 a clumsy attempt to catch the ball
a clumsy object is not easy to use and is often large and heavy
a clumsy action or statement is said or done carelessly or badly, and likely to upset someone
 David made a clumsy attempt to comfort us.
 a clumsy piece of diplomacy
>clumsilyadv
>clumsinessn[U]
1. He is clumsy at cricket.
    他不善于打板球.

2. A few months later, a couple of almost comic body-thieves stole his body from the family burial chamber and held it for money: the police recovered it with more efficiency than Mack Sennett's clumsy Keystone Cops would have done.
    几个月后,几个近乎可笑的盗尸者从他的家庭墓室盗走了他的尸体以借此诈钱。警方追回了他的尸体,其效率比麦克·塞纳特拍摄的启斯东喜剧片中的笨拙警察要高得多。

3. My speech was clumsy and not pleasant to hear.
    我笨嘴笨舌的,说的话很不好听,

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