CLUMSY1 doing things in a careless and awkward way2 moving in an awkward wayRELATED WORDSoppositeGRACEFULsee alsoCARELESSNERVOUSCONFIDENT/NOT CONFIDENT1 doing things in a careless and awkward way 做事不仔细而且笨拙clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ [adjective]someone who isclumsy does things in a careless way and often breaks things or has accidents 笨拙的，笨手笨脚的 I was so shy and clumsy when I was seventeen. 17岁时，我非常害羞、笨拙。 Andrew made a clumsy attempt to kiss her, but she pushed him away. 安德鲁笨手笨脚地想亲她，可被她推开了。 You clumsy idiot! Look what you've done to my car. 你这个笨手笨脚的白痴！看看你把我的车子弄成什么样了。clumsily [adverb] Sam took a cigarette, lit it clumsily and sat down. 萨姆拿起一支烟，笨拙地把烟点着，然后坐了下来。clumsiness [uncountable noun] He apologized for his clumsiness and offered to pay for the damage. 他为自己的笨拙举动道歉，并表示愿意赔偿损失。be all thumbsalsobe all fingers and thumbsBritish /biː ɔːl ˈθʌmz, biː ɔːl ˌfɪŋgəʳz ən ˈθʌmz/ [verb phrase]to have difficulty doing something with your hands, especially because you are in a hurry or feel nervous 〔尤因匆忙或紧张而〕手指不灵活，笨手笨脚 Can you sew this button on for me? I'm all fingers and thumbs this morning. 帮我把这粒纽扣缝上好吗？今天早上我笨手笨脚的。go/become all fingers and thumbs I can't type at all when people are watching me. I go all fingers and thumbs. 别人看着我时，我一个字也打不出来，手指很笨拙。accident-prone /ˈæksɪdənt ˌprəʊn, ˈæksədənt ˌprəʊn/ [adjective]someone who isaccident-prone often has accidents or breaks things 〔因手脚笨而〕易惹事故的 Lots of kids are accident-prone but they soon grow out of it. 许多小孩子容易闯祸，但他们很快就会改掉这种毛病。 Studies have shown women to be less accident-prone than men. 研究表明女人不像男人那样笨手笨脚、容易出事。klutz /klʌts/ [countable noun]American informalsomeone who annoys you because they do things in a careless way and often break things or have accidents 【美，非正式】粗笨的人 ‘Look what you've done, you silly klutz!’ Nathan said angrily. “瞧你干的事，你这个粗胚！”内森气呼呼地说。 Tom's a real klutz when it comes to baseball - even if he hit the ball he'd trip on the way to first base. 说到打棒球，汤姆可真笨一即使击中球后跑第一垒时也会摔跤。2 moving in an awkward way 笨拙地移动uncoordinated /ˌʌnkəʊˈɔːʳdɪneɪtəd, ˌʌnkəʊˈɔːʳdəneɪtəd/ [adjective]not able to control your movements skilfully, and therefore not usually good at sports and other physical activities 动作不协调的 I can't play tennis very well -- I'm too uncoordinated. 我打不好网球—我的动作太不协调了。 There was Thomas, walking towards me in his strange uncoordinated way. 那就是托马斯，迈着怪模怪样不协调的步子朝我走过来。awkward /ˈɔːkwəʳd/ [adjective]moving in a way that looks clumsy and uncomfortable 笨拙的，不灵巧的；别扭的 She felt awkward in her high-heeled shoes. 她穿着高跟鞋，感觉很别扭。 Bud turned round and gave an awkward wave out of the car window. 巴德转过身，将手伸出车窗笨拙地挥了一下。awkwardly [adverb] I fell really awkwardly and twisted my ankle. 我摔得很狼狈，扭伤了脚踝。ungainly /ʌnˈgeɪnli/ [adjective]moving in an ungraceful way - use this about people or things that are very big 不优雅的，动作不利索的〔用于体形庞大的人或物〕 Dinosaurs were huge ungainly animals with tiny brains. 恐龙是一种体形庞大、行动笨拙、脑袋很小的动物。 She was old, fat and ungainly, and had to struggle to get to her feet. 她年老体胖又笨拙，必须用尽气力才能站起来。