Word
ungraceful
/ˌʌnˈgreisful/
adjective
不优美的；笨拙的
核心释义
lacking grace; clumsy
- 1.
缺乏优雅的；笨拙的
lacking grace; clumsy; ; - Sir Walter Scott
缺乏优雅的；笨拙的；不优美的；难看的；无风度的
用法In use
His ungraceful fall on the ice made everyone laugh.
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.
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.
用法提示：形容词“ungraceful”说明动作不够优雅流畅。
be ungraceful
Her movements were ungraceful.
她的动作不优美。
ungraceful + noun
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.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- disgraceful
- 可耻的，丢脸的 · ungraceful 指不优美、不雅观，而 disgraceful 指行为或事件可耻、丢人。
词族Word family
- grace
- 优雅；优美 · n.
- graceful
- 优雅的；优美的 · adj.
- gracefully
- 优雅地；优美地 · adv.
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