bumbling

英 ['bʌmblɪŋ] 美 ['bʌmblɪŋ]

• adj. 常出差错的；笨手笨脚的；装模作样的；妄自尊大的
• n. 犯错
• 动词bumble的现在分词形式.

英英释义

Adjective:

1. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands;

   "a bumbling mechanic"
   "a bungling performance"
   "ham-handed governmental interference"
   "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The bumbling waiter spilled water on a customer.
   那位笨手笨脚的服务生把水泼在客人的身上了。
2. If I were a banker,I would be laughing discreetly at the bumbling efforts of governments to change my behaviour.
   我要是银行家，肯定会对各国政府为促使我改变行为而采取的装模装样的努力而窃笑不已。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The bumbling of our salesman cost us the account.
   推销员所犯的错误使我们失去了那位客户。

词汇搭配

• bumble 说话含糊

近反义词

【近义词】

• awkward 尴尬的
• clumsy 笨拙的
• blundering 浮躁的
• lumbering 动作迟缓笨拙的...
• ungainly 笨拙的
• inept 不适当的
• left-handed 惯用左手的
• ham-fisted 愚笨的
• butterfingered 易滑掉的
• handless 没手的
• heavy-handed 笨手笨脚的
• ham-handed 笨手笨脚的
• bungling 笨拙的