unwieldy

[英] [ʌnˈwi:ldi:] [美] [ʌnˈwildi] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 沉甸甸的;粗笨的;笨重的 If you describe an object as unwieldy, you mean that it is difficult to move or carry because it is so big or heavy. 
  • They came panting up to his door with their unwieldy baggage.

    他们提着笨重的行李气喘吁吁地来到他门口。

2. ADJ-GRADED 臃肿的;庞大的 If you describe a system as unwieldy, you mean that it does not work very well as a result of it being too large or badly organized. 
  • His firm must contend with the unwieldy Russian bureaucracy.

    他的公司必须与俄罗斯庞大的官僚机构周旋。

  • ...an unwieldy legal system.

    臃肿的法律体系

Adjective

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

  • "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"
  • "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"

2. lacking grace in movement or posture;

  • "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"
  • "clumsy fingers"
  • "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"
  • "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
1. This machine is too unwieldy to move.
这台机器太笨重了,很难搬动。

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