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clumsy with sth
He is clumsy with chopsticks.
他用筷子很笨拙。
笨拙的；不灵巧的
clumsier — comparative of clumsy
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
笨拙的；不灵巧的
lacking grace in movement or posture; awkward
He is clumsy with chopsticks.
他用筷子很笨拙。
笨拙,缺乏协调,不优雅,不灵巧。
Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
动作或姿态不优美
lacking grace in movement or posture
不优雅或计划不周,缺乏技巧或微妙。
Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
表达不优雅或不优美
not elegant or graceful in expression
I felt clumsy when I knocked over the glass at dinner.
晚饭时我打翻了玻璃杯，觉得自己很笨拙。
AI contextual example
The clumsy waiter spilled soup on the customer's shirt.
笨拙的服务员把汤洒在顾客的衬衫上。
AI contextual example
She made a clumsy movement and hit her elbow on the doorframe.
她做了一个笨拙的动作，胳膊撞到了门框上。
AI contextual example
clumsy fingers
笨拙的手指
WordNet
He is clumsy with chopsticks.
他用筷子很笨拙。
She is clumsy at explaining things.
她解释事情很笨拙。
It was clumsy of me to spill the coffee.
我打翻咖啡真是太笨了。
He wore a clumsy-looking hat.
他戴了一顶看起来很笨拙的帽子。
Not this
He is a clumsy.
Use this
He is clumsy.
形容词 clumsy 不能直接用作名词。应直接作表语，或改为 He is a clumsy person.
Not this
She is more clumsy than her sister.
Use this
She is clumsier than her sister.
clumsy 的比较级是 clumsier，而非用 more。注意单音节及部分双音节形容词比较级规则。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
笨拙的家伙
He tripped over his own feet again—what a clumsy oaf!
他又被自己的脚绊倒了——真是个笨拙的家伙！
笨手笨脚的人
Don't be such a clumsy clod, you broke another glass.
别这么笨手笨脚的，你又打破了一个玻璃杯。
笨得像熊
She's as clumsy as a bear in a china shop.
她笨得像头闯进瓷器店的熊。
我很笨拙，因为我坠入爱河了。
He apologized for being clumsy and spilling the drink.
他为自己笨拙地打翻了饮料而道歉。
Use clumsier naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想读音“磕拉木西”，想象一个人磕到木头，笨手笨脚的样子。
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。
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'.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.