gawky

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈɡɔː.ki]
• 美式音标 [ˈɡɑː.ki]
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基本解释

• adj. 笨拙的，鲁钝的
• n. 笨拙的人

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• And I think that she was very conscious that the peacock was this gawky, comic bird.
  我觉得她十分清楚孔雀是多么呆头呆脑、滑稽可笑。
• Nor are the rules of algebra governed by social conventions: a gawky 14-year-old who clams up in interviews can still do well.
  社会习俗也绝然不能支配代数学的规律：一名在面试中沉默笨拙的14岁小孩仍然能够在这方面做的很好（指代数）。
• She was drawn to the scholastic and artistic crowds in high school but they rejected her point-blank, assuming either that she was a flighty airhead or was mocking the gawky students in those circles.
  在高中时，她想和爱学习有艺术气质的人交朋友，但是他们断然拒绝接受她，因为他们想当然的认为她只是一个轻浮而且脑袋空空如也的傻瓜蛋，或者怀疑她在嘲笑他们圈里的学生们迟钝。

权威例句

• From afar the creatures appear gawky and unsettling, with their long, scrawny legs, puffball bodies and impossible necks.
  FORBES: Magazine Article
• As gawky then as he was later as an adult, Casey lacked the physical coordination to spar well.
  CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy CIA Director William Casey: His Analysis And Plain Speech Help Him Lead The Agency to the Top

词组短语

短语

• spindly or gawky 骨瘦如柴的;瘦长的或笨拙的

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• tall and awkward

柯林斯英英字典

• If you describe someone, especially a young person, as gawky, you mean they are awkward and clumsy.