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

• 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
• Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
  保罗笨拙地游到池子边。
• 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。
• 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。
• The poems rhyme too determinedly, ungainly as pairs tied together in a three-legged race.
  这些诗的韵脚硬绑绑的，象两人各把一条腿绑在一起参加三腿竞走那样笨拙。
• I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.
  我觉得他跳舞时显得极其笨拙。
• He had pitched, as I have said, against the bulwarks, where he lay like some horrible, ungainly sort of puppet;
  我刚才已经说过，他滑到了舷樯旁，像个可怕而丑恶的傀儡一样躺在那里。
• 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。
• It is often an ungainly, comic endeavour.
  那往往是一种笨拙可笑的尝试。