gawky

英 [ˈɡɔːki] 美 [ˈɡɔːki]

adj.  笨拙的; 笨手笨脚的

比较级:gawkier

BNC.35439 / COCA.27771



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 笨拙的;笨手笨脚的
    awkward in the way they move or behave

    柯林斯词典

    1. ADJ-GRADED (尤指年轻人)笨拙的,笨手笨脚的
      If you describe someone, especially a young person, as gawky, you mean they are awkward and clumsy.
      1. ...a gawky lad with spots.
        长着粉刺、笨手笨脚的小伙子

    双语例句

    1. It's love at first sight when a gawky, quirky insect arrives in this bustling community and a fabulous ladybug catches his eye – and the feeling is mutual.
      当一个迟钝、古怪的昆虫来到这个熙熙攘攘的世界,并看到一个出色的瓢虫对她看了一眼时,一见钟情的感觉就来了。而且,这种感情竟然是彼此相互的。
    2. With nothing but a radio transmitter to herald its arrival, a gawky aluminum bird swooped over the north pole of the planet Neptune last august.
      去年8月,一只粗笨的铝制飞鸟掠过海王星北极,它什么也不用,只用无线电发报机通报它到达了这颗行星。
    3. Ten years ago he was a gawky teenager.
      10年前,他是个长相粗笨的少年。
    4. One day he saw lincoln& a tall, shambling man, long, bony, gawky, but tremendously impressive.
      有一天他看见林肯&一个脚步踉踉的高个子,又瘦又长,笨手笨脚的,但是给人以极其深刻的印象。
    5. She thought she was gawky, that her hair was too frizzy, her skin too pale.
      她从前还觉得自己太笨、头发太卷、皮肤太白了。
    6. Does she look posh to you, or gawky?
      她是不是看上去很优雅,或者很笨拙?
    7. Her tall, gawky colleague was at the desk.
      她那位笨手笨脚的高个子同事在伏案工作。
    8. Mark Cuban's best player is still a tall gawky German guy.
      马克库班的最好的球员依然是那个迟钝的德国大个儿。

    英英释义

    adj

    1. lacking grace in movement or posture
      1. a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
      2. clumsy fingers
      3. what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
      4. heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair

      Synonym:    clumsyclunkyungainlyunwieldy