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be gawky
He was gawky and shy as a teenager.
他十几岁时笨拙而害羞。
笨拙的；粗笨的
gawkiest — superlative of gawky
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笨拙的；粗笨的
lacking grace in movement or posture; awkward and clumsy
He was gawky and shy as a teenager.
他十几岁时笨拙而害羞。
笨拙的；不优雅的
Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement.
The gawky teenager tripped over his own feet in the hallway.
这个笨拙的青少年在走廊里被自己的脚绊倒了。
She felt gawky and self-conscious at the dance.
她在舞会上感到笨拙且不自在。
Of the two new students, the gawkier one knocked over a chair.
两个新生中，较笨拙的那个撞倒了一把椅子。
He was gawky and shy as a teenager.
他十几岁时笨拙而害羞。
The gawky colt stumbled over its own feet.
那匹笨拙的小马被自己的脚绊倒了。
She felt gawky in her new high heels.
她穿着新高跟鞋感觉笨手笨脚。
Not this
He is a gawky.
Use this
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。
Not this
He is more gawky than his brother.
Use this
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。
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