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cumbersome

[英] [ˈkʌmbəsəm] [美] [ˈkʌmbəsəm] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 大而笨重的;难以携带的 Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle. 
  • Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is actually easy to use.

    尽管这台机器看上去很笨重,操作起来却很容易。

  • ...muffled up in thick and cumbersome clothing.

    身上裹着厚重的衣服

2. ADJ-GRADED 复杂而低效的 A cumbersome system or process is very complicated and inefficient. 
  • ...an old and cumbersome computer system...

    过时而且低效的计算机系统

  • The proposed regulations are ill-defined and cumbersome and could be unnecessarily costly.

    提议的规章制度阐述不清、复杂低效,而且可能会带来不必要的过高花费。

Adjective

1. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight;

  • "a cumbersome piece of machinery"
  • "cumbrous protective clothing"

2. not elegant or graceful in expression;

  • "an awkward prose style"
  • "a clumsy apology"
  • "his cumbersome writing style"
  • "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
1. It's rather cumbersome having to carry all these cases around.
把这些箱子都带着走动是件相当麻烦的事。

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2. The furniture is too cumbersome to move.
家具太笨,搬起来很不方便。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》