be ungraceful
Her movements were ungraceful.
她的动作不优美。
不优美的；笨拙的
缺乏优雅的；笨拙的；难看的；无风度的
lacking grace; clumsy
缺乏优雅的；笨拙的
lacking grace; clumsy; ; - Sir Walter Scott
His ungraceful fall on the ice made everyone laugh.
他在冰上笨拙地摔倒，逗得大家大笑。
用法提示：形容词“ungraceful”在此描述动作缺乏优雅，显得笨拙。
She gave an ungraceful shrug and walked away.
她笨拙地耸了耸肩，然后走开了。
用法提示：“ungraceful”修饰名词shrug，表示姿态不优美。
The dancer's ungraceful movements surprised the audience.
舞者不优美的动作让观众感到意外。
用法提示：形容词“ungraceful”说明动作不够优雅流畅。
Her movements were ungraceful.
她的动作不优美。
用作定语修饰名词，描述不优美的事物。
He made an ungraceful attempt to catch the ball.
他做了一个不优美的接球尝试。
She is ungraceful in her dancing.
她在跳舞时姿态不优美。
grammar · medium
易错句子His behavior was ungraceful.
正确表达His behavior was disgraceful.
混淆前缀un-和dis-：ungraceful表示动作不优美，disgraceful表示可耻丢脸。
grammar · medium
易错句子She danced ungraceful.
正确表达She danced ungracefully.
误用形容词代替副词：修饰动词dance需用副词形式ungracefully。
ungraceful 指不优美、不雅观，而 disgraceful 指行为或事件可耻、丢人。
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