maladroit

美 [ˌmæləˈdrɔɪt]英 [ˌmæləˈdrɔɪt]
  • adj.笨拙的;不灵巧的
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adj.

formal不灵巧的;笨拙的
done without skill, especially in a way that annoys or offends people

clumsy

maladroit

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    ADJ-GRADED 不灵巧的;笨拙的;迟钝的;不老练的
    If you describe someone as maladroit, you mean that they are clumsy or handle situations badly.

    Some of his first interviews with the press were rather maladroit.

    他最早接受媒体采访时有几次显得很生涩。

adj

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not adroit
a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve
a maladroit translation
maladroit propaganda

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  1. A maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve .

    他的手笨拙的移动使得车突然转向。

  2. The young man 's maladroit remarks about the hostess embarrassed everyone at the party .

    这年轻人对女主人笨拙的批评让与会者觉得很尴尬。

  3. Some of his first interviews with the press were rather maladroit .

    他最早接受媒体采访时有几次显得很生涩。

  4. The chairman was criticized for his maladroit handing of the press conference .

    主席由于处理记者招待会的拙劣而被批评。

  5. Our new supervisor is clever in matters in which his predecessor was maladroit .

    我们的新管理者是聪明的,问题而在他的前任是笨拙的。

  6. maladroit Our new supervisor is clever in matters in which his predecessor was maladroit .

    adj.笨拙的反:adroit我们新的主管在他前任做得笨拙的事上很聪明。

  7. His handling of the negotiations was maladroit .

    他的谈判技巧十分拙劣。

  8. That waiter is so maladroit that he dropped the ashtray into my soup .

    那个服务员笨手笨脚,竟把烟灰缸掉到我的汤里。

  9. A maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve ; a maladroit translation ; maladroit propaganda .

    他的手的笨拙的动作导致汽车突然转向;笨拙的翻译;拙劣的宣传。

  10. Out of which maladroit delay sprang anxieties , disappointments , shocks , catastrophes , and passing-strange destinies .

    也就在这种糊里糊涂等待的笨拙延宕中,生出了种种焦虑、失望、恐惧、灾难,以及种种短暂的离奇的命运。

  11. and where the maladroit can receive stealthy , real-time pickup and dating advice from debonair coaches resembling the " Mad Men " star Jon Hamm .

    笨拙的人可以从温文尔雅、长得像《广告狂人》(MadMen)里乔恩·哈姆(JonHamm)的教练那里得到隐秘的实时的把妹及约会建议。

  12. The journey 's scarcely begun when he discovers a stowaway : Russell , a chubby , maladroit Wilderness Explorer Scout who 's out to earn his Elderly Assistance Badge .

    旅途的开始时,他发现几乎没有一个偷渡者:罗素,一个胖乎乎,笨拙荒野浏览器斯考特谁的,去挣他年迈的援助徽章。

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