ungainly
英 [ʌnˈɡeɪnli]
美 [ʌnˈɡeɪnli]
adj. 笨手笨脚的; (举止)不雅观的,难看的
最高级:ungainliest
BNC.20465 / COCA.20371
牛津词典
adj.
- 笨手笨脚的;(举止)不雅观的,难看的
moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant- He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
他是个个子高而笨拙的18岁小伙子。
- He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (人、兽、车船)笨拙的,难看的
If you describe a person, animal, or vehicle asungainly, you mean that they look awkward or clumsy, often because they are big.- The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road...
那只丑陋的杂种幼犬在马路上到处乱跑。 - Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
保罗笨拙地游到池子边。
- The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road...
英英释义
adj
- 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
- 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
双语例句
- The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road
那只丑陋的杂种幼犬在马路上到处乱跑。 - The next piece of business was to find a name for this ungainly creation.
下一步就是为这个不受待见的产品起个名字了。 - He walked in long ungainly strides.
他迈着笨拙的大步子行走。 - Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
保罗笨拙地游到池子边。 - The ungainly movements of ducks out of water
鸭子出水的笨拙动作 - If, on the other hand, America found and followed a native line, the results were bound to be ungainly. Not all accumulations of hydrocarbons are necessarily the result of hydrodynamics.
如若美国另辟蹊径,其结果必然流于粗俗。并不是所有烃类的储集都必然是水动力的结果。 - The first two arguments to this rather ungainly call specify the namespace and name of the type we're adding a property to& in this case, NAMESPACE: Name.
该调用看上去相当复杂,前两个参数指定了我们将为之添加属性的类型的名称空间和名称&在本例中为NAMESPACE:Name。 - LTE smartphones are often ungainly due to the hefty electronics needed to support it. Apple, famous for its sleek design, could have none of that.
但由于LTE芯片比较庞大,所以LTE智能手机常常显得很笨拙,但这当然不会出现在以时尚设计著称的苹果身上。 - On land, they're ungainly, but when they find the right conditions
在陆地,他们很笨拙,但是当他们找到合适的条件 - Moving house does make one feel ungainly and I simply don't want to be observed in this exposed state.
搬家会让人感到手忙脚乱,我就是不希望别人看到我这种状态。