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unwieldy + noun
The old equipment was an unwieldy machine that took up half the room.
旧设备是一台笨重难用的机器，占了半个房间。
笨重难用的；难操作的；难处理的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
笨重难用的；难操作的；难处理的
difficult to use, handle, or manage because of large size, weight, or shape
The old equipment was an unwieldy machine that took up half the room.
旧设备是一台笨重难用的机器，占了半个房间。
因体积、重量、形状或复杂性而难以携带、操作或管理的。
Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.
因大小、重量或形状而难以使用、处理或管理
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
管理不善的；操作不当的。
Badly managed or operated.
难以操作或操控
difficult to work or manipulate
The sofa was so unwieldy that we had to hire movers.
沙发太笨重了，我们只好请搬家工人。
AI contextual example
He struggled with the unwieldy drill in the small workshop.
他在小车间里费力地使用那把笨重的钻机。
AI contextual example
The map was unwieldy to fold in the car.
这张地图在车里很难折叠。
AI contextual example
we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter
我们着手把这个笨重的构筑物拖进掩体。
WordNet
The old equipment was an unwieldy machine that took up half the room.
旧设备是一台笨重难用的机器，占了半个房间。
The new software is unwieldy and slow.
这款新软件使用起来笨拙且缓慢。
常用于描述系统或流程变得复杂难控。
As the committee grew, the decision-making process became unwieldy.
随着委员会扩大，决策过程变得难以操作。
The suitcase was too unwieldy to carry up the stairs.
这个行李箱太笨重，没法提上楼。
Not this
The suitcase is too heavy to unwield.
Use this
The suitcase is too heavy and unwieldy.
错误地将'unwieldy'当作动词'unwield'使用，而该词是形容词，表示'笨重的'。应使用形容词形式。
Not this
She is very unwieldy when carrying boxes.
Use this
She is very clumsy when carrying boxes.
'unwieldy'通常用于描述物体笨重难用，不用于形容人的动作笨拙。应用'clumsy'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
笨重难搬的包裹
The porter refused to lift the unwieldy package onto the truck.
搬运工拒绝把这个笨重难搬的包裹搬上卡车。
臃肿难管的官僚体制
The company's unwieldy bureaucracy delayed every major decision.
公司臃肿难管的官僚体制拖延了每一项重要决策。
笨重难操作的机器
The unwieldy machine took up half the workshop.
这台笨重难操作的机器占去了半个车间。
复杂难用的系统
The city's unwieldy system for issuing permits confuses most new businesses.
该市复杂难用的许可证发放系统让大多数新企业感到困惑。
笨重难搬的家具
They struggled to move the unwieldy sofa through the narrow doorway.
他们费力地把这张笨重难搬的沙发搬过狭窄的门口。
Use unwieldy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：wield（挥动/操作）加否定前缀 un-，表示不易挥动操作的，即笨重难用的。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常描述物体或工具、正式或书面讨论系统、流程 该词通常用于描述因体积、重量或复杂而难以携带、操作或管理的事物。日常对话和正式书面语中都可见，不属于明显口语或正式用语，比较中性；在书面讨论系统、流程时更常见。
wieldy 是 unwieldy 去掉前缀 un- 后的对应词，词尾读音一致；yield、field、shield 虽含同样的 ie 拼写，但读 /iːld/，与 unwieldy 的 -wildy 并不押韵；friend 的 ie 读 /ɛ/，属形近异音；healthy 仅在词尾 -y 读 /i/ 这一点上可比。
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