cumbersome

英 [ˈkʌmbəsəm]

美 [ˈkʌmbərsəm]

adj.  大而笨重的; 难以携带的; 缓慢复杂的; 冗长的; 累赘的; 复杂的

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Collins.1 / BNC.11172 / COCA.12228

牛津词典

adj.

• 大而笨重的；难以携带的
  large and heavy; difficult to carry
  1. cumbersome machinery
     笨重的机器
• 缓慢复杂的
  slow and complicated
  1. cumbersome legal procedures
     繁琐的法律程序
• 冗长的；累赘的；复杂的
  long or complicated
  1. The organization changed its cumbersome title to something easier to remember.
     这家机构把它那复杂累赘的名称改得好记一些了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 大而笨重的;难以携带的
  Something that iscumbersomeis large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
  1. Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is actually easy to use.
     尽管这台机器看上去很笨重，操作起来却很容易。
  2. ...muffled up in thick and cumbersome clothing.
     身上裹着厚重的衣服
• ADJ-GRADED 复杂而低效的
  Acumbersomesystem or process is very complicated and inefficient.
  1. ...an old and cumbersome computer system...
     过时而且低效的计算机系统
  2. The proposed regulations are ill-defined and cumbersome and could be unnecessarily costly.
     提议的规章制度阐述不清、复杂低效，而且可能会带来不必要的过高花费。

英英释义

adj

• not elegant or graceful in expression
  1. an awkward prose style
  2. a clumsy apology
  3. his cumbersome writing style
  4. if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
  Synonym:awkwardclumsyinaptineptill-chosen
• difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
  1. a cumbersome piece of machinery
  2. cumbrous protective clothing
  Synonym:cumbrous

双语例句

• People needs to carrying a cumbersome big guy to protect his no longer now, this is very good.
  现在人们不再需要扛着个笨重的大家伙保护自己了，这很好。
• I hate the cumbersome administrative procedures.
  我讨厌这些麻烦的行政手续。
• Ascertaining how many services a WSIL references becomes extremely cumbersome.
  确定当WSIL引用了多少服务时就变得非常麻烦了。
• The furniture is too cumbersome to move.
  家具太笨，搬起来很不方便。
• This can be very expensive and cumbersome, both conceptually and computationally.
  无论是在概念上还是在计算上，这可能代价非常高并且非常麻烦。
• He Congreve rocket was cumbersome and poorly stabilized.
  康格利夫火箭既笨重，稳定性又不好。
• But until now their solutions have been too cumbersome, or have not produced enough power to be useful.
  但是，直到现在，他们的方案都太过繁琐，或者难以产生足够的可以使用的能量。
• They're making efforts to streamline their normally cumbersome bureaucracy
  他们正努力精简本来繁冗复杂的官僚体制。
• Various method have been used for the disposal of this cumbersome material.
  对这种讨厌的材料处置曾采用各种方法。
• This is a necessary stop to avoid a more cumbersome method of operation.
  这是一个必要制止，以避免更多的麻烦，操作方法。