gawky

美 [ˈɡɔːki]英 [ˈɡɔːki]
  • adj.笨拙的;笨手笨脚的
  • n.笨人

派生词: gawkily adv.;gawkiness n.

gawkygawky

adj.

especially of a tall young person 尤指高个子的年轻人笨拙的;笨手笨脚的
awkward in the way they move or behave

gawky

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    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.

    ...a gawky lad with spots.

    长着粉刺、笨手笨脚的小伙子

adj

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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
Synonym: clumsy clunky ungainly unwieldy

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  1. 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。

  2. He had made his name on the professional golfing scene at 19 , still a gawky lad continually hitching up his trousers , throwing away a lead with sublime impatience at Royal Birkdale in 1976 .

    早在19岁,巴耶斯德罗斯就在一场职业高尔夫球赛中一举成名。那是1976年皇家伯克戴尔赛,还是个笨手笨脚的毛头小伙子的他,时不时提提自己的裤子,毫无耐心让他失去领先优势。

  3. 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。

  4. Ten years ago he was a gawky teenager .

    10年前,他是个长相粗笨的少年。

  5. 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。

  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. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. Although there 's only a year between them , at 39 Keith is so gangly , gawky , boyish and cute that he could be ten years younger than he is .

    现年39岁的Keith身材瘦高,姿势有点古怪,像个大男孩。尽管两人只相差一岁,Keith显得比他的的实际年龄要小10岁。