unwieldy

英 [ʌnˈwiːldi]

美 [ʌnˈwiːldi]

adj.  笨重的; 笨拙的; 不灵巧的; 难控制(或操纵、管理)的; 运转不灵的; 尾大不掉的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 笨重的；笨拙的；不灵巧的
  difficult to move or control because of its size, shape or weight
• 难控制（或操纵、管理）的；运转不灵的；尾大不掉的
  difficult to control or organize because it is very large or complicated

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 沉甸甸的；粗笨的；笨重的
  If you describe an object asunwieldy, you mean that it is difficult to move or carry because it is so big or heavy.
  1. They came panting up to his door with their unwieldy baggage.
     他们提着笨重的行李气喘吁吁地来到他门口。
• ADJ-GRADED 臃肿的；庞大的
  If you describe a system asunwieldy, you mean that it does not work very well as a result of it being too large or badly organized.
  1. His firm must contend with the unwieldy Russian bureaucracy.
     他的公司必须与俄罗斯庞大的官僚机构周旋。
  2. ...an unwieldy legal system.
     臃肿的法律体系

英英释义

adj

• lacking grace in movement or posture
  1. a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
  2. clumsy fingers
  3. what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
  4. heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
  Synonym:gawkyclumsyclunkyungainly
• difficult to work or manipulate
  1. unwieldy rules and regulations
• difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
  1. we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter
  2. almost dropped the unwieldy parcel
  Synonym:unmanageable

双语例句

• Country's unwieldy banking system.
  这个国家庞大而运作不便的银行系统。
• One drawback to solar-generated electricity is the unwieldy panels, which look out of place on a traditional home.
  可知，笨拙的面板是太阳能发电的一个缺陷，因为它看上去与传统的房屋结构不相称，故选。
• This approach is unwieldy.
  这种方法是很难实行的。
• Even a country as coolly efficient as Denmark has struggled to cope with such an unwieldy event.
  即使向丹麦这样沉着、高效的主办者，应付这样一次庞大规模的活动也十分吃力。
• Since the detailed expression is somewhat unwieldy we present it here in its general form.
  由于详细表达有点不实用，我们在这里提出了它的一般形式。
• I fear foundational systems will become unwieldy and bureaucratic failures.
  我担心基础性系统会变得笨拙而官僚，运转不灵。
• Often as tall as the archer, these bows have long range and power, but are unwieldy.
  通常跟弓箭手一样高，这些弓具有长射程，巨大的威力但是已经不实用了。
• Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.
  我们的房子是如此不便的财产以至于我们常常被它所束缚而非居住。
• But that's the point of having larger, but not unwieldy, team sizes.
  但是问题的关键是要具备大型的但并非是臃肿的团队规模。
• An overhaul of Greece's corrupt and unwieldy tax administration has been delayed.
  彻底改变希腊腐败和混乱的税收管理的计划已经被延期。