| 词汇 | ungainly |
| 释义 | ungainly adjective uk /ʌnˈɡeɪn.li/ us /ʌnˈɡeɪn.li/ awkward and without grace (= moving smoothly and attractively) in movement: 笨手笨脚的;举止不优雅的 Ducks are ungainly on land.鸭子在陆地上笨笨的。 Synonym gawkyinformal Opposite graceful(MOVEMENT) Inability and awkwardness accident-prone adorkable all thumbsidiom amateurish amateurishly fumbling fumblingly functional illiteracy gauche gauchely inexpert inexpertly jack-of-all-trades jack-of-all-trades, master of noneidiom klutzy unable uncoordinated uneducable unenterprising unequal ungainly | American Dictionaryungainly adjective us/ʌnˈɡeɪn·li/ awkward in movement Examples of ungainlyungainly Because opera is a collaborative genre, the mechanisms of its production and its resulting meaning(s) are often heteroglossic or at best ungainly. However, proof trees for more complicated examples can become ungainly. Finally, the book would be far more readable if the long quotes, ungainly sentences and inaccurate grammar had received more careful editorial attention. Why choose the rather ungainly age categories 'elderly' and 'nonelderly'? The strings "he, she or it", "his, her or its" or "him, her or it" are so ungainly that they should be avoided as much as possible. It admits that at the present stage of manufacture some of the fabrics are a little ungainly in appearance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The phrase "the will of a deceased person" is somewhat ungainly, since taken literally it would mean a will made by a deceased person. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This idea, despite its somewhat ungainly name, has been adopted across the country by councils of differing political persuasions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The badger is rather an ungainly animal, but a particularly attractive one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The outcome is an ungainly beast of burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no rule against it, but it is very ungainly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry has got together and ungainly squabbling behind the scenes is not now going on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am quite certain that no development corporation is going to welcome ungainly and objectionable temporary premises. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely, that would be adding a common nuisance to an already ungainly and useless object? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She condemned the fall in foreign direct investment as an ungainly retreat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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