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cumbersome
[ˈkʌmbəsəm] [ˈkʌmbərsəm]

  • adj. 笨重的;繁琐的,复杂的;(话语或措词)冗长的

英英释义

cumbersome [ 'kʌmbəsəm ]

  • adj.
    • difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

      "a cumbersome piece of machinery"

      同义词: cumbrous

    • not elegant or graceful in expression

      "his cumbersome writing style"

      同义词: awkward clumsy inapt inept ill-chosen

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

cumbersome /ˈkʌmbəsəm/ CET6+ TEM8

  • 1. 

    ADJ Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle. 笨重的

    例:

    Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is actually easy to use.

    这机器虽然看起来笨重,其实使用起来很方便。

  • 2. 

    ADJ A cumbersome system or process is very complicated and inefficient. 不方便的; 缺乏效率的

    例:

    ...an old and cumbersome computer system.

    …陈旧而效率低下的计算机系统。

同近义词同根词

词根: cumber

adj.

cumbrous 累赘的,成负担的;讨厌的

n.

cumber 拖累,累赘;妨害

vt.

cumber 阻碍,妨害;使受苦

双语例句原声例句权威例句

  • Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is actually easy to use.

    机器虽然看起来笨重其实使用起来很方便。

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  • The organization changed its cumbersome title to something easier to remember.

    这家机构把那复杂累赘的名称得好记一些了。

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  • The process is cumbersome, expensive, and unreliable.

    这个过程繁琐昂贵而且不可靠

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  • So, and of course, you know, keeping entropy as a fixed variable for a system like that is extremely cumbersome.

    所以,对这样的系统要求它们的熵保持恒定,和一个非常笨拙做法。

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  • But it's a bit cumbersome to constantly be asking: Might I still exist after the death of my body?

    但是老是去问"我有没有可能,在死后依然存在"会让人觉得很厌烦

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更多原声例句
  • After two years they had a cumbersome system and a grand total of two dozen articles.

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  • But the town-by-town franchise licensing process remains the company s last, and most cumbersome, obstacle.

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  • They've maintained cumbersome servers, implemented software upgrades and doled out hefty user manuals to employees.

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