Word · Frequency #35439
gawkier
/ˈɡɔki/
adjective
笨拙的；粗笨的
gawkier is the comparative of gawky.
lacking grace in movement or posture; awkward and clumsy
- 1.
Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement.
笨拙的；不优雅的
笨拙的；不优雅的；愚笨的；腼腆的；粗笨的；笨拙的
In use
The gawky teenager tripped over his own feet in the hallway.
She felt gawky and self-conscious at the dance.
Of the two new students, the gawkier one knocked over a chair.
be gawky
He was gawky and shy as a teenager.
他十几岁时笨拙而害羞。
gawky [noun]
The gawky colt stumbled over its own feet.
那匹笨拙的小马被自己的脚绊倒了。
look/feel/seem gawky
She felt gawky in her new high heels.
她穿着新高跟鞋感觉笨手笨脚。
Common mistakes
He is a gawky.He is gawky.
中文学习者常将形容词“gawky”误用作名词（如“一个笨拙的人”），但英语中“gawky”是形容词，前面不能直接加不定冠词“a”作名词用。应直接用形容词作表语。
He is more gawky than his brother.He is gawkier than his brother.
“gawky”的比较级形式是“gawkier”（已知规则），而非用“more”构成。中文学习者受汉语“更”的影响，容易错误地使用“more gawky”，应直接使用屈折变化形式。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.