Word · Frequency #18621
unwieldy
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
- 1.
Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.
因体积、重量、形状或复杂性而难以携带、操作或管理的。
- 2.
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
因大小、重量或形状而难以使用、处理或管理
- 3.
Badly managed or operated.
管理不善的；操作不当的。
- 4.
difficult to work or manipulate
难以操作或操控
- 5.
lacking grace in movement or posture
动作或姿势缺乏优雅
因体积、重量、形状或复杂性而难以携带、操作或管理的。；因大小、重量或形状而难以使用、处理或管理；管理不善的；操作不当的。；难以操作或操控；动作或姿势缺乏优雅
In use
The sofa was so unwieldy that we had to hire movers.
He struggled with the unwieldy drill in the small workshop.
The map was unwieldy to fold in the car.
we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter
almost dropped the unwieldy parcel
unwieldy rules and regulations
heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
unwieldy + noun
The old equipment was an unwieldy machine that took up half the room.
Connections
Collocations
- unwieldy package
- 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。
- unwieldy bureaucracy
- 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。
- unwieldy machine
- 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。
- unwieldy system
- 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。
- unwieldy furniture
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.