ungainly

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英 [ʌnˈgeɪnli]

美 [ʌnˈɡenli]

是什么意思

adj.

难看的；不雅的；别扭的；笨拙的

英英释义

ungainly[ ,ʌn'ɡeinli ]

adj.
- lacking grace in movement or posture
  "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"
  同义词：gawkyclumsyclunkyunwieldy
- difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
  "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
  同义词：awkwardbunglesomeclumsy

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双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

He walked in long ungainly strides.
他迈着笨拙的大步子行走。
I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.
我觉得他跳舞极其难看。

权威例句

An ungainly hero
Ungainly Dinosaur: Non-Aligned Movement
UNGAINLY PERHAPS, BUT DEFINITELY EFFICIENT
ICDS: Steering an Ungainly Ship
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同义词

ungracefully clumsy awkward

反义词

prettying pretty pretties prettied

同根词

ungainly ungainliness

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