Adjective:
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
not elegant or graceful in expression;an awkward prose style
a clumsy apology
his cumbersome writing style
if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
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
showing lack of skill or aptitude;a bungling workman
did a clumsy job
his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
adj.形容词
clumsy, awkward这两个词都可表示“笨拙的”。awkward指人的行为、动作缺少优雅、机敏或技巧; 而clumsy则指外形笨重,行动不灵活。
awkward，clumsy这两个形容词都含有“笨拙的”之意。
awkward侧重缺乏优雅、机敏和技巧。用于物时，指使用不便。
clumsy指人时，侧重行动笨拙；指物时，侧重制作粗陋或体积、重量过大而呈现笨重。
1590左右进入英语，直接源自中古英语的clumsen，意为冻僵了的，麻木了的。
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词clumsy apology愚蠢的道歉,笨拙的辩解clumsy man笨手笨脚的人～+介词clumsy at在…方面笨拙的clumsy with拙于
近义词 bulkyawkward反义词 smoothcarefulgraceful
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.He is a clumsy swimmer.他拙于游泳。
A clumsy dog knocked the cup over.一只笨拙的狗把杯子弄翻了。
You shouldn't wear such clumsy shoes.你不应该穿这么笨重的鞋。
Her clumsy speech annoyed everyone.她拙劣的演说使大家都很厌烦。
用作表语
S+be+～Boys are usually clumsier than girls.男孩通常不如女孩灵活。
He was troubled; It was sure that his technique had been clumsy.他遇到麻烦了,我肯定是他的方法太笨了。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseHe is clumsy at cricket.他玩板球笨手笨脚。
He is clumsy in speaking.他讲话时笨口拙舌。S+be+～+that-clauseHe's very clumsy; he's always dropping things.他笨手笨脚的,老是把东西掉到地上。
adj.形容词
clumsy主要表示外形笨拙、僵硬,行动不灵活、不敏捷; 可用于物,也可用于人或动物,用于事物则指“难以处理的”。
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用作形容词Theclumsyboy bumped into the table.笨拙的男孩撞到桌子上。
Myclumsyanswer hurt her feelings.我笨拙的回答伤了她的感情。
He chided his son for beingclumsy.他斥责儿子笨手笨脚。
This cobbler is ratherclumsy.这个补鞋匠真是笨手笨脚。
He played aclumsyjoke.他开了一个不得体的玩笑。
It's not easy walking in theseclumsyshoes.穿着这双笨重的鞋走路真难受。 SHIFTING consumer tastes and changing regulations have forced even the clumsiest of retail behemoths to be more fleet-footed.
随着顾客口味的改变以及业内规则变化，即便最糟糕的零售巨兽也飞速发展起来。 ecocn
He is determined to end talk of his firm having replaced Citigroup as America's clumsiest bank.
他决心要中止人们对美银取代花旗成为美国最逊的银行的诟病。 ecocn