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

• Capturing the required documentation for a problem can be extremely cumbersome and time consuming if the system is not automated to monitor and react.
  如果系统没有实现监视和反应的自动化，捕获问题所需的文档可能非常棘手和费时。
• 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。
• Unlike the preceding example, the next one cannot be done in Java code, even with cumbersome syntax.
  与前面的示例不同，即使通过繁琐的语法，下一个示例也无法用Java代码完成。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Expression of hydrogenion concentrations in terms of molar concentrations is rather cumbersome.
  用摩尔浓度表示氢离子浓度是相当麻烦的。
• 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。
• Understanding the patterns and it's usage had been a cumbersome job when I started first.
  理解的模式和它的使用一直是繁琐的工作，当我开始第一次。
• He Congreve rocket was cumbersome and poorly stabilized.
  康格利夫火箭既笨重，稳定性又不好。