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be cumbersome
The old laptop is cumbersome to carry around.
这台旧笔记本电脑携带起来很笨重。
笨重；麻烦；累赘
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笨重；麻烦；累赘
difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
The old laptop is cumbersome to carry around.
这台旧笔记本电脑携带起来很笨重。
繁重或阻碍的,如同负担或拖累；令人烦恼的
Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
笨重的；难以处理的(尤指因尺寸或重量)
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
不易管理或处理的；笨拙的
Not easily managed or handled; awkward or clumsy.
不优雅的；不流畅的(指表达)
not elegant or graceful in expression
The old wooden desk was too cumbersome to carry up the stairs alone.
那张旧木桌太笨重了，一个人搬不上楼。
AI contextual example
Filling out these cumbersome forms took me the whole morning.
填写这些麻烦的表格花了我一整个上午。
AI contextual example
The bulky camera equipment proved cumbersome during our hike.
在徒步旅行中，这套笨重的摄影器材很不方便。
AI contextual example
a cumbersome piece of machinery
一台笨重的机器
WordNet
The old laptop is cumbersome to carry around.
这台旧笔记本电脑携带起来很笨重。
Many users find the new interface cumbersome.
许多用户觉得新界面很麻烦。
The process is cumbersome to complete without assistance.
没有帮助的话，这个过程完成起来很麻烦。
Not this
This task cumbers me.
Use this
This task is cumbersome.
cumbersome 是形容词，不能用作动词；应使用 be + 形容词结构。
Not this
The procedure is a cumbersome.
Use this
The procedure is cumbersome.
cumbersome 是形容词，不能前面加不定冠词 'a' 用作名词。
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笨重的设备
The movers struggled with the cumbersome equipment.
搬运工吃力地搬动这些笨重的设备。
繁琐的过程
Getting a visa turned out to be a cumbersome process.
办理签证结果成了一个繁琐的过程。
臃肿繁琐的官僚作风
The project was delayed by cumbersome bureaucracy.
这个项目因繁琐的官僚作风而被拖延。
冗长拗口的措辞
The editor simplified the cumbersome wording of the contract.
编辑简化了合同中冗长拗口的措辞。
艰巨繁琐的任务
Manually entering the data is a cumbersome task.
手动输入数据是一项繁琐的任务。
我仍能感受到你，这真是沉重。
From the chorus of Seven Mary Three's 1996 rock song 'Cumbersome', a defining 90s alt-rock hit.
出自Seven Mary Three乐队1996年摇滚歌曲《Cumbersome》的副歌，是90年代另类摇滚的代表作之一。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记作 clumsy + burden 的合体：又笨拙又像背着负担，所以是“笨重累赘”的 cumbersome。
语域：formal 常见场景：办公设备、行政流程、法律文书、软件操作、随身行李 通常用于书面或正式场合，多指因体积、重量或步骤繁琐而难以处理；口语中较少见，但在描述具体物品或流程时也可使用。
All the -some adjectives here end with the same unstressed sound /səm/, but none rhymes with 'cumbersome' because the stress pattern and vowel before this ending are different. Beware of 'some', which looks like the ending but is pronounced /sʌm/. Also, in 'comb' the 'b' is silent, whereas in 'cumbersome' the 'b' is pronounced /b/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.