ungainly
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?n?ɡe?n.li]
- 美式音標 [?n?ɡe?n.li]
- 國際音標 [,?n'ɡeinli]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 笨拙的；不雅的
- adv. 笨拙地；不雅地
詞根記憶
- un(不) + gainly(優(yōu)雅的)→笨拙的
- un(不，否定前綴) + gainly(優(yōu)雅的)→不優(yōu)雅的→難看的
英漢例句
- Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
保羅笨拙地遊到池子邊。 - He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
他是個個子高而笨拙的18嵗小夥子。 - I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.
我覺得他跳舞時顯得極其笨拙. - He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
他是個個子高而笨拙的18嵗小夥子。 - The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road.
那衹醜陋的襍種幼犬在馬路上到処亂跑。
英英字典
- awkward and without grace (= moving smoothly and attractively) in movement
- If you describe a person, animal, or vehicle as ungainly, you mean that they look awkward or clumsy, often because they are big.