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Clumsy 考法 Lacking Showing Lack 近】Awkward Dexterous 1】Adj.笨拙的

正面 clumsy
背面
【考法 1】adj.笨拙的: lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands; a lack of skill and tact
【例】turn out to be a clumsy sleight of hand 弄巧成拙
【近】awkward, ham-handed, heavy-handed, maladroit, unhandy, bungling, inept, maladroit
【反】adroit, deft, dexterous, dexterous, handy 熟练的,灵巧的
【考法 2】adj.不文雅的: lacking social grace and assurance; showing an inability to move in a graceful manner
【例】be clumsy on the dance floor在舞池表现不优雅的
【近】awkward, graceless, ungainly, gauche, inelegant, rustic, ungraceful
【反】graceful, urbane, refined
【考法 3】adj.不精致的 hastily or roughly constructed
【例】A clumsy mock-up of the real thing 一个粗糙的实物模型
【近】rough, unrefined
【反】refined精致的

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