ungainly

英 [ʌnˈɡeɪnli]

美 [ʌnˈɡeɪnli]

adj.  笨手笨脚的; (举止)不雅观的，难看的

最高级：ungainliest　

IELTSGRETEM8

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
  1. He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
     他是个个子高而笨拙的18岁小伙子。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
     保罗笨拙地游到池子边。

英英释义

adj

• lacking grace in movement or posture
  1. a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
  2. clumsy fingers
  3. what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
  4. heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
  Synonym:gawkyclumsyclunkyunwieldy
• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
  1. an awkward bundle to carry
  2. a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
  3. clumsy wooden shoes
  4. the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
  Synonym:awkwardbunglesomeclumsy

双语例句

• The ungainly movements of ducks out of water
  鸭子出水的笨拙动作
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's not quite the Lake District but the countryside's very pretty. The person of this individual was to the last degree ungainly without being in any particular manner deformed.
  这儿虽说比不上湖区，但郊外的景色倒也十分漂亮.此人的模样，虽说并没有特别的畸型残缺之处，但看上去极不匀称。
• 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。
• A large or ungainly automobile.
  大汽车巨大的或笨拙的汽车。
• I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.
  我觉得他跳舞时显得极其笨拙。
• Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
  保罗笨拙地游到池子边。