/ˈklʌmzi ||; ˈklʌmzɪ/adj (
clumsier;clumsiest)
1 (used about a person) careless and likely to knock into, drop or break things (指人)笨手笨脚的,笨拙的: She undid the parcel with clumsy fingers. 她笨手笨脚地把包裹拆开。
2 (used about a comment, etc) likely to upset or offend people (指评论等)容易冒犯或伤害人的: He made a clumsy apology. 他的道歉很生硬。
3 large, difficult to use, and not attractive in design 笨拙难看;大而无当:
a clumsy piece of furniture 一件大而无当的家具 ➔clumsily adv ➔clumsiness noun [U]