clumsy
笨拙
definition
adjective
a terribly clumsy fellow
awkward in movement or in handling things.
translation of 'clumsy'
adjective
蠢笨,
痴唉,
粗笨,
拙,
蠢,
笨拙,
笨
example
His downfall came only when he made a 'clumsy' and inept attempt to forge her will, to claim her legacy for himself.
The film documents the 'clumsy' and difficult courtship.
The performances are flat and wooden; the writing is 'clumsy' and unlikely to keep any child interested for more than a few minutes.
It comes off as a 'clumsy' storytelling device and suggests a more general weakness with the criminology aspects of the film.
In a complex of lonely and socially 'clumsy' bachelors, disheartened by too many rejections, she was news.
The reason seems to be that they are 'clumsy' and difficult to manoeuvre.
He also uses the 'clumsy' narrative device of the flashback in attempt to generate a sense of depth in the relationship.
I was never a good thief; I was 'clumsy' , awkward, and too loud when I tried to take things.
I am pretty 'clumsy' and awkward but I try real hard never to trespass in a way that would be offensive to a place.
I'm so completely 'clumsy' and incapable of handling a sword or a gun that I just gave up on it.
It is difficult to believe that such 'clumsy' moments derive from even a very early work by the great composer.
A smaller boy on the other side of the path was laughing as some of my 'clumsy' attempts to be ‘lady like’.
The 'clumsy' frame-up attempt was as stupid as it was shortsighted.
The characters appear out of nowhere and act as little more than 'clumsy' devices to move the plot along and reveal the truth behind mysteries set up elsewhere.
Here's an alternative to 'clumsy' , heavy snow chains.
His characters are often awkward and 'clumsy' , expressing people's inability to communicate.
The hints too had been so heavy and so 'clumsy' that journalists well versed in the field of arms control were beginning to guess who it could be.
But these 'clumsy' attempts to prevent its publication only promoted the swift growth of interest in the book.
The words fell out of his mouth in a 'clumsy' , awkward fashion that instantly made him regret talking at all.
Fumbling, my fingers 'clumsy' and slow, I fought with the buttons on his soaking-wet shirt.
As it rocks from side to side, a walking penguin may look 'clumsy' , but its movements are actually quite efficient.
Hand movements may become 'clumsy' and the person may find it difficult to even to fasten buttons.
For instance, when we learn to drive a car, our initial attempts are 'clumsy' and full of errors.
Last year I was daft enough to get the guy to help me with the counter top and the 'clumsy' fellow managed to gouge a great chunk out of the kitchen wall.
When the shot broke, I tried to run the bolt quickly and prepare for a follow up, as we had practiced, but my hands were suddenly awkward and 'clumsy' .
This was a 'clumsy' amateurish attempt by two students.
Frantically, she scrambled back through the ventilation shaft, haste making her movements 'clumsy' and loud.
There's only so much space for awkward dialogue and 'clumsy' exposition when you have to cram a movie full of fight scenes.
There were awkward speeches saying kind and 'clumsy' things, gauche jokes and real fondness.
These 'clumsy' wood snowshoes were heavy and made walking almost impossible.
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