1 ADJ-GRADED 大而笨重的;难以携带的 Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle. 大而笨重的;难以携带的
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Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is actually easy to use.
尽管这台机器看上去很笨重，操作起来却很容易。
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...muffled up in thick and cumbersome clothing.
身上裹着厚重的衣服
SYN awkward, heavy, hefty [informal] , clumsy
2 ADJ-GRADED 复杂而低效的 A cumbersome system or process is very complicated and inefficient. 复杂而低效的
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...an old and cumbersome computer system.
过时而且低效的计算机系统
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The proposed regulations are ill-defined and cumbersome and could be unnecessarily costly.
提议的规章制度阐述不清、复杂低效，而且可能会带来不必要的过高花费。
SYN inefficient, unwieldy, badly organized
| Word Link | cumber, cumbr ≈ hindering : cumbersome, encumber, encumbrance |
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