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单词 ungainly
释义

un·gain·ly

adjective
/ʌnˈɡeɪnli/
/ʌnˈɡeɪnli/
  1. moving in a way that is not smooth or attractive笨手笨脚的;(举止)不雅观的,难看的 synonym awkward
    • He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.他是个个子高而笨拙的 18 岁小伙子。
    • I felt very ungainly in the diving suit.穿着潜水服我感觉很不雅观。
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUngainly is used with these nouns:
    • walk
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from un- ‘not’ + obsolete gainly ‘graceful’, based on Old Norse gegn ‘straight’.
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