stumblebum
noun[C]
USinformaluk/ˈstʌm.bəl.bʌm/us/ˈstʌm.bəl.bʌm/someone who oftenfailsor makesmistakesbecause they have very littleabilityorskill:
笨头笨脑的人；无用的人He might not be such a stumblebum after all -maybehe hastalent.他也许不是这么笨的一个人——可能他也有才华的。
- Ibelievein thisguy; he is not a stumblebum.
- Heplaysa stumblebum whomangleseverysentence.
- Christopher Plummer'sperformanceas analcoholicstumblebum in themoviewashailed.
Inability and awkwardness
- accident-prone
- adorkable
- all thumbsidiom
- amateurish
- amateurishly
- for toffeeidiom
- fumble
- functional illiteracy
- gauche
- geek
- jack-of-all-trades
- jack-of-all-trades, master of noneidiom
- klutzy
- like a bull in a china shopidiom
- lost
- unable
- uncoordinated
- uneducable
- unenterprising
- unequal
stumblebum
adjective[before noun]
USinformaluk/ˈstʌm.bəl.bʌm/us/ˈstʌm.bəl.bʌm/oftenfailingor makingmistakesbecause of alackofabilityorskill:
笨拙的；无用的Her stumblebumeffortsatchildcaremake forhilariousviewing.她在照顾孩子方面笨手笨脚，一系列行为让人看着都想笑。
- Noteventhe most stumblebumtroupeofmimescould have put on afunniershow.
- Ilostpatiencewith the film's stumblebumattemptstoportraythishypocriteas amartyrand ahero.
- Will Smithstarsas Hancock, a stumblebumboozerwho alsohappensto beabletoliftoiltankersandflythrough theair.
Inability and awkwardness
- accident-prone
- adorkable
- all thumbsidiom
- amateurish
- amateurishly
- for toffeeidiom
- fumble
- functional illiteracy
- gauche
- geek
- jack-of-all-trades
- jack-of-all-trades, master of noneidiom
- klutzy
- like a bull in a china shopidiom
- lost
- unable
- uncoordinated
- uneducable
- unenterprising
- unequal