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单词 ungainly
释义
ungainly
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈɡeɪn.li/us
/ʌnˈɡeɪn.li/
awkwardand withoutgrace(=movingsmoothlyandattractively)inmovement:
笨手笨脚的；举止不优雅的
Ducks are ungainly onland.鸭子在陆地上笨笨的。
Synonym
gawkyinformal
Opposite
graceful(MOVEMENT)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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(Definition ofungainlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ungainly| American Dictionary

ungainly
adjective
us
/ʌnˈɡeɪn·li/
awkwardinmovement
(Definition ofungainlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofungainly

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Because opera is a collaborative genre, the mechanisms of its production and its resulting meaning(s) are often heteroglossic or at bestungainly.
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However, proof trees for more complicated examples can becomeungainly.
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Finally, the book would be far more readable if the long quotes,ungainlysentences and inaccurate grammar had received more careful editorial attention.
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Why choose the ratherungainlyage categories 'elderly' and 'nonelderly'?
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The strings "he, she or it", "his, her or its" or "him, her or it" are soungainlythat they should be avoided as much as possible.
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It admits that at the present stage of manufacture some of the fabrics are a littleungainlyin appearance.
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The phrase "the will of a deceased person" is somewhatungainly, since taken literally it would mean a will made by a deceased person.
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This idea, despite its somewhatungainlyname, has been adopted across the country by councils of differing political persuasions.
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The badger is rather anungainlyanimal, but a particularly attractive one.
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The outcome is anungainlybeast of burden.
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There is no rule against it, but it is veryungainly.
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The industry has got together andungainlysquabbling behind the scenes is not now going on.
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I am quite certain that no development corporation is going to welcomeungainlyand objectionable temporary premises.
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Surely, that would be adding a common nuisance to an alreadyungainlyand useless object?
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She condemned the fall in foreign direct investment as anungainlyretreat.
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