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
- On land the turtle is ungainly, but in the water it is very agile.
龟在陆地上行动笨拙，在水里则很灵活。 - Turned outward in an ungainly manner. an atom consists of a nucleus around which electrons move.
以难看的样子向外翻转。原子有一个原子核，外面有电子围绕它旋转。 - Through the crowd of ungainly, shabbily dressed actors, Sibyl vane moved like a creature from a finer world.
茜比尔？范在一群其貌不扬，衣着寒酸的演员之间跳着，象一个从哪个美好的世界来的生灵。 - 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。 - Turned outward in an ungainly manner.
以难看的样子向外翻转。 - 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。 - I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.
我觉得他跳舞时显得极其笨拙。 - 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。 - 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 - But he tends to regard me as an ungainly, trouble causing nuisance.
但是他却想把我看作是个一无是处、惹事生非的讨厌货。