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

• This makes the process cumbersome and inconsistent.
  这使程序变得很麻烦并且不相一致。
• Was equally cumbersome and hard to move.
  也是同样的笨重和难以搬动。
• For quick prototyping or playing with some new API, typing'go'each time was very cumbersome.
  为了某些快速的原型开发或者试用一些新的API，每次都键入“go”是非常累赘的。
• We are rich shelf of a large, cumbersome, we need more nutrition.
  我们有丰富的大型，笨重货架，我们需要更多的营养。
• However, we will not use this structure since it's cumbersome to initialize and use.
  我们将不用这个结构，因为这个结构的初始化和使用是麻烦的。
• 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。
• Rather than an obsession with procedure and cumbersome governance, they should embrace trade-offs and compromise.
  他们不应该迷恋程序和繁冗的管理方式，而应该学会权衡和妥协。
• I hate the cumbersome administrative procedures.
  我讨厌这些麻烦的行政手续。
• This workaround can be cumbersome if there are many methods in your Web service.
  如果Web服务中有很多方法，那么这种解决方案可能就很麻烦。
• The furniture is too cumbersome to move.
  家具太笨，搬起来很不方便。