Word · Frequency #8653
clumsier
笨拙的；不灵巧的
clumsier is the comparative of clumsy.
lacking grace in movement or posture; awkward
- 1.
Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
笨拙,缺乏协调,不优雅,不灵巧。
- 2.
lacking grace in movement or posture
动作或姿态不优美
- 3.
Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
不优雅或计划不周,缺乏技巧或微妙。
- 4.
not elegant or graceful in expression
表达不优雅或不优美
- 5.
Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
使用或结构上笨拙或效率低,尤其因形状而难以处理或管理。
- 6.
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
因形状而难以操作或管理
笨拙,缺乏协调,不优雅,不灵巧。；动作或姿态不优美；不优雅或计划不周,缺乏技巧或微妙。；表达不优雅或不优美；使用或结构上笨拙或效率低,尤其因形状而难以处理或管理。
In use
I felt clumsy when I knocked over the glass at dinner.
The clumsy waiter spilled soup on the customer's shirt.
She made a clumsy movement and hit her elbow on the doorframe.
clumsy fingers
a clumsy apology
clumsy wooden shoes
clumsy with sth
He is clumsy with chopsticks.
他用筷子很笨拙。
clumsy at doing sth
Connections
Collocations
- clumsy person
- 笨拙的人
- He is such a clumsy person that he often knocks things over.他是个如此笨拙的人，经常打翻东西。
- clumsy fingers
- 笨拙的手指
- With his clumsy fingers, he struggled to tie his shoelaces.他用笨拙的手指费力地系鞋带。
- clumsy movement
- 笨拙的动作
- Her clumsy movements made it obvious she was a beginner dancer.她笨拙的动作表明她是一个舞蹈初学者。
- clumsy attempt
- 笨拙的尝试
- His clumsy attempt at a joke fell flat.他笨拙地试图讲个笑话，但没成功。
- clumsy apology
- 笨拙的道歉
- She made a clumsy apology that only made things worse.她笨拙地道了歉，反而让事情更糟。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想读音“磕拉木西”，想象一个人磕到木头，笨手笨脚的样子。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：movement、handling、expression 通常用于描述动作或操作不灵活，也可指表达不优雅或物体难以操控，属于中性偏日常用语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that truly rhyme with 'clumsy' include 'fuzzy' and 'buzzy' (shared /ʌzi/ ending). Words like 'busy', 'flimsy', 'drowsy', and 'greasy' end in '-sy' but have different vowel sounds (/ɪzi/, /ɪmzi/, /aʊzi/, /iːzi/ respectively), so they do not rhyme with 'clumsy'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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