英汉词典

ungainly 基本解释

• adj. 笨拙的；不雅的
• adv. 笨拙地；不雅地

ungainly 中文词源

来自古英语ungeinliche, 来自un-, 不，非，gein, 直的，词源同again, against,-liche,词源同-ly，形容词后缀。即不直的，引申词义形状不好的，难看的，不雅的，笨拙的。

ungainly 英文词源

ungainly (adj.)

1610s, "unfit, improper," from Middle English ungeinliche, from ungein (late 14c.) "inconvenient, disagreeable, troublesome," from un- (1) "not" + gein "kind, helpful; reliable; beneficial; suitable, appropriate; convenient," from Old Norse gegn "straight, direct, helpful," from Proto-Germanic *gagina "against" (see again). Old English had ungænge "useless, vain."

ungainly 英文释义

1. 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"

2. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape;

"an awkward bundle to carry"

"a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"

"clumsy wooden shoes"

"the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

ungainly 双语例句

1. The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road.

那只丑陋的杂种幼犬在马路上到处乱跑。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.

保罗笨拙地游到池子边。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.

他是个个子高而笨拙的18岁小伙子。

来自《权威词典》

4. I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.

我觉得他跳舞时显得极其笨拙.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. When the ungainly man had left, he remarked hotly to the messenger.

看着这个无能的人走开以后, 他气冲冲地对着送信人评头品足起来.

来自辞典例句

ungainly 实用场景例句

He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.

他是个个子高而笨拙的18岁小伙子。

牛津词典

The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road...

那只丑陋的杂种幼犬在马路上到处乱跑。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.

保罗笨拙地游到池子边。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Anteaters, so ungainly they appear put together with parts left over from the Creation , bustle about.

食蚁兽东窜西钻,姿态笨拙,好像是上帝用创世时剩下的材料拼凑出来的.

期刊摘选

The person of this individual was ungainly without being in any particular manner deformed.

此人的模样,虽说并没有特别的畸型残缺之处,但看上去极不匀称.

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It is often an ungainly, comic endeavour.

那往往是一种笨拙可笑的尝试.

辞典例句

Heavy and ungainly out of water, these reptiles are supremely well adapted swimmers.

这种食肉动物在水上沉重而笨拙, 它们非常适应游泳.

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We shall prove the following ungainly technical lemma.

我们来证明下面的冗长的技术性的引理.

辞典例句

I thought him terribly ungainly when he danced.

我觉得他跳舞时显得极其笨拙.

《简明英汉词典》

Swapping sweeping curves for ungainly protuberances, the new Geely GT goes in an unfortunately awkward direction.

交换席卷曲线笨拙突起, 新的吉利燃气轮机不用在一个不幸的是尴尬的方向发展.

期刊摘选

While the story sounds impressive, he seems ungainly for such a bit more hapless than debonair.

虽然这故事听起来叫人印象深刻, 这些事情似乎并没有给他带来太多好处,厄运多过于喜悦.

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He could indeed look a little ungainly.

可能他看上去的确有点笨拙.

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When the ungainly man had left, he remarked hotly to the messenger.

看着这个无能的人走开以后, 他气冲冲地对着送信人评头品足起来.

辞典例句

He is as ungainly as a new born calf.

他的姿态就象一头初生的牛犊那样笨拙.

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What an ungainly creature a giraffe is.

长颈鹿长得实在太难看了!

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On land the turtle is ungainly, but in the water it isvery agile.

龟在陆地上行动笨拙, 在水里则很灵活.

辞典例句

Aggressive youngsters with these clothes on walk like the soldier who lost the commander, ungainly slouching.

年轻的愣头青们穿着这样的衣服走在街上,就像散兵游勇, 邋里邋遢.

期刊摘选

As above woman befell, whereafter, the second woman chain with the ungainly man.

如同之前那个女人的下场, 圣彼得把第二个女人跟他带来的丑男人绑在一起.

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The tall man wobbled along ungainly.

这高大的男子笨拙地摇晃着向前行进.

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But he tends to regard me as an ungainly, trouble causing nuisance.

但是他却想把我看作是个一无是处 、 惹事生非的讨厌货.

辞典例句

On land the turtle is ungainly, but in the water it is very agil.

乌龟在陆地上很笨拙, 但是在水里却很灵活.

期刊摘选

Not so long ago, this ungainly partnership was faring poorly.

不久以前, 这一笨拙的伙伴关系颇不走运.

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But he as easily have been referring to the ungainly marvel that made it possible.

他所说的是整个任务,但他亦可能指的是达成一些令人惊叹的事.

期刊摘选

He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.

他是个个子高而笨拙的18岁小伙子。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road.

那只丑陋的杂种幼犬在马路上到处乱跑。

柯林斯例句

Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.

保罗笨拙地游到池子边。

柯林斯例句