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unwieldy adj.笨重的；笨拙的；庞大的 (1) 他拿着一个笨重的包裹。(2) 它用于实际计算太麻烦了。(3) 这个公司的办事机构庞大。 Something that is wieldy is easy to control or handle, so something unwieldy is not. However, the un- form of the word is much more common. The base word wieldy has its roots in Old English, meaning "to handle or control" — used usually in reference to a weapon. You would not want an unwieldy person attempting to wield an unwieldy sword!

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英 [ʌn'wiːldi] 美 [ʌn'wiːldi] (1) He is carrying an unwieldy parcel.(2) It is too unwieldy for practical calculations.(3) The company is an unwieldy organization. If you see an unwieldy person coming down the aisle of the bus with an unwieldy box, you may want to step aside because that's a double dose of clumsy. It's an awkward person carrying a box that is difficult to manage. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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

英语单词	unwieldy
英美音标	英 [ʌn'wiːldi] 美 [ʌn'wiːldi]
中文释义	adj.笨重的；笨拙的；庞大的
英语例句	(1) He is carrying an unwieldy parcel. (2) It is too unwieldy for practical calculations. (3) The company is an unwieldy organization.
中文例句	(1) 他拿着一个笨重的包裹。 (2) 它用于实际计算太麻烦了。 (3) 这个公司的办事机构庞大。
vocabulary简明	If you see an unwieldy person coming down the aisle of the bus with an unwieldy box, you may want to step aside because that's a double dose of clumsy. It's an awkward person carrying a box that is difficult to manage.
vocabulary扩展	Something that is wieldy is easy to control or handle, so something unwieldy is not. However, the un- form of the word is much more common. The base word wieldy has its roots in Old English, meaning "to handle or control" — used usually in reference to a weapon. You would not want an unwieldy person attempting to wield an unwieldy sword!
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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

Unwieldy Person Carrying Difficult Wieldy Word Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词