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Cumbersome Difficult Complicated Large System Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 大而笨重的;难以携带的

Cumbersome describes something that is large and heavy, making it difficult to carry or handle, or a system or process that is complicated and inefficient.

Cumbersome describes something that is large and heavy, making it difficult to carry or handle, or a system or process that is complicated and inefficient.

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cumbersome ★☆☆☆☆
/kʌ̱mbə(r)səm/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。


Oxford cum·ber·some / ˈkʌmbəsəm ; NAmE ˈkʌmbərsəm / adjective 1 large and heavy; difficult to carry 大而笨重的;难以携带的 SYN
bulky
◆ cumbersome machinery 笨重的机器
2 slow and complicated 缓慢复杂的 ◆ cumbersome legal procedures 繁琐的法律程序 3 (of words or phrases 单词或短语 ) long or complicated 冗长的;累赘的;复杂的 ◆ The organization changed its cumbersome title to something easier to remember. 这家机构把它那复杂累赘的名称改得简单好记了。
cum·ber·some / ˈkʌmbəsəm ; NAmE ˈkʌmbərsəm /
LDC
cumbersomecum‧ber‧some /ˈkʌmbəsəm $ -bər-/ adjective
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1a process or system that is cumbersome is slow and difficult:  Doctors are complaining that the system is cumbersome and bureaucratic. cumbersome procedures2heavy and difficult to move:  a large cumbersome machine3words or phrases that are cumbersome are long or complicated
WDF

cumbersome

[ˈkʌmbəsəm]

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ADJ11821
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Spoken:

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笨重的(77%),不方便的(23%)
adj.笨重的;累赘的;难处理的

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