单词 | ham-fisted |
释义 | ham-fistedWord family adjectivehammyham-fistedadverbhammilynounham ham-fist·ed /ˌhæm ˈfɪstɪd◂/ (also ham-handed) adjectiveadj informal 1 DEAL WITHnot at all skilful or careful in the way that you deal with people 〔待人〕笨拙的,不仔细的 SYN inept They made several ham-fisted attempts to spy on her. 他们几次用拙劣的方式监视她。 2. CLUMSYnot at all skilful with your hands 笨手笨脚的,手不灵巧的 SYN clumsy Examples from the Corpus ham-fisted• But he was so ham-fisted about it.• The large defence cuts that Labour proposes would be ruinous to job prospects, and its ham-fisted intervention plans would not work.• The furore was increased by the ham-fisted police hunt for those responsible.• I looked for the bolt of the gun desperately, ham-fisted with the unfamiliar weapon. |
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