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ungainly

美音:[ən´geınlı ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.难看的,不象样的,笨拙的 adv.笨拙地,难看地,不雅地

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ungainly为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:ungainliness 形容词比较级:ungainlier 最高级:ungainliest

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awkward  clumsy  gawky  ungraceful  unhandy    

ungainly


/ʌn'geɪnlɪ; ʌn`ˇenlɪ/
adj clumsy or awkward; not graceful 笨拙的; 难看的; 不雅的
*the ungainly movements of ducks out of water 鸭子出水的笨拙动作
* He walked in long ungainly strides. 他迈着笨拙的大步子行走.

ungainly


adj
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: gainly 'proper, graceful, pleasing' (14-20 centuries), from gain 'direct, kind, useful' (10-19 centuries), from Old Norse gegn]
moving in a way that does not look graceful
 a tall ungainly teenager
>ungainlinessn[U]
1. He walked in long ungainly strides.
    他迈著笨拙的大步子行走.

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