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单词 clueless
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Definition of clueless in English:

clueless

adjective ˈkluːləsˈkluləs
  • Having no knowledge, understanding, or ability.

    〈非正式〉一无所知的;一窍不通的;无能为力的

    you're clueless about how to deal with the world

    你对如何应付世界一无所知。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But for some strange reason he is drawn to this clueless, blond bimbo like a moth to a flame.
    • A nice bloke offered to clip it on for me as I stood there looking clueless.
    • He looked so clueless and confused that they started laughing even harder.
    • They are clueless about true creativity, and rarely have the ability to recognise it when they see it.
    • My wife was clueless about my music and actually saw my first concert six months after our marriage.
    • If you have a child who is clueless about fashion, help him to dress the part and look as much like the other kids as possible.
    • You just proved to me once and for all how incredibly clueless you really are!
    • But they are clueless when it comes to persuading the users to observe this etiquette.
    • Many on the Continent regard the British as clueless and bumbling on the slopes, but less liable to be reckless.
    • He was not a bad guy at heart - clueless, yeah, but certainly not heartless.
    • The problem is that most of us are still hopelessly clueless about wireless.
    • Maybe we were just a bunch of clueless tourists passing through and not at all in tune with the countries we went to.
    • Two years, and he's just as patronising, moronic, simpering and clueless as ever.
    • I've had loads and loads of clueless people come around to fix my washing machine.
    • I don't see much point in these things anyway, but when it comes to using one, I'm completely clueless.
    • There are worrying stories of call centre employees who are clueless about managing their money.
    • He made the other guy out to be a bit of a clueless idiot, and himself as the only person that could be really relied upon to know what was going on.
    • How can one man be so capable and intelligent and genuine, and yet so clueless about how to treat a woman?
    • What strikes me most about this chapter is just how clueless some academic critics are.
    • He is completely clueless when it comes to realising that people don't really care that much.
    • In school, we were the meek, the shunned, the clueless, the kids with no social life or social status.
    Synonyms
    bewildered, bemused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, stumped, mystified, stupefied, nonplussed, muddled, befuddled, fuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, at sixes and sevens, thrown, thrown off balance, taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted, discomposed, troubled, discomfited, unnerved, shaken, shaken up, dazed, stunned, astonished, astounded

Derivatives

  • cluelessly

  • adverb
    • It didn't really do them any favours either, with lengthy gaps between songs as the band cluelessly tried to work out which drum sequence came next.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The bad news is that even though he complains he can no longer connect with contemporary pop music, that doesn't stop him from cluelessly pontificating about its demise.
      • ‘You don't remember me at all, do you?’ He looked hurt as I stared cluelessly at him.
      • Are they so cluelessly ideological that they simply never even consider non-market/non-military solutions to energy security?
      • They watched them for a few moments, than looked at each other cluelessly.
  • cluelessness

  • noun
    • The willful cluelessness on display in this editorial is mind boggling.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But I found the article an intriguing mix of interesting observation and utter cluelessness.
      • Indeed, his refusal to postpone elections provided additional evidence, if any were needed, of his cluelessness.
      • At the ceremony he revealed a startling cluelessness about 20th century music, especially popular songs.
      • This really is terrifying, though cluelessness in government about these issues is nothing new.

Definition of clueless in US English:

clueless

adjectiveˈkluləsˈklo͞oləs
  • Having no knowledge, understanding, or ability.

    〈非正式〉一无所知的;一窍不通的;无能为力的

    you're clueless about how to deal with the world

    你对如何应付世界一无所知。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He looked so clueless and confused that they started laughing even harder.
    • If you have a child who is clueless about fashion, help him to dress the part and look as much like the other kids as possible.
    • He made the other guy out to be a bit of a clueless idiot, and himself as the only person that could be really relied upon to know what was going on.
    • He was not a bad guy at heart - clueless, yeah, but certainly not heartless.
    • But they are clueless when it comes to persuading the users to observe this etiquette.
    • They are clueless about true creativity, and rarely have the ability to recognise it when they see it.
    • What strikes me most about this chapter is just how clueless some academic critics are.
    • In school, we were the meek, the shunned, the clueless, the kids with no social life or social status.
    • The problem is that most of us are still hopelessly clueless about wireless.
    • He is completely clueless when it comes to realising that people don't really care that much.
    • How can one man be so capable and intelligent and genuine, and yet so clueless about how to treat a woman?
    • Maybe we were just a bunch of clueless tourists passing through and not at all in tune with the countries we went to.
    • But for some strange reason he is drawn to this clueless, blond bimbo like a moth to a flame.
    • You just proved to me once and for all how incredibly clueless you really are!
    • My wife was clueless about my music and actually saw my first concert six months after our marriage.
    • Two years, and he's just as patronising, moronic, simpering and clueless as ever.
    • There are worrying stories of call centre employees who are clueless about managing their money.
    • I've had loads and loads of clueless people come around to fix my washing machine.
    • I don't see much point in these things anyway, but when it comes to using one, I'm completely clueless.
    • Many on the Continent regard the British as clueless and bumbling on the slopes, but less liable to be reckless.
    • A nice bloke offered to clip it on for me as I stood there looking clueless.
    Synonyms
    bewildered, bemused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, stumped, mystified, stupefied, nonplussed, muddled, befuddled, fuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, at sixes and sevens, thrown, thrown off balance, taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted, discomposed, troubled, discomfited, unnerved, shaken, shaken up, dazed, stunned, astonished, astounded
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