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

• XPath can help eliminate the cumbersome task of locating and parsing data within XML.
  XPath可帮助解决在XML中定位和解析数据的繁琐工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This trunk is too cumbersome to carry.
  这箱子太榔槺，没法儿带。
• 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。
• It is the best of a cumbersome process, and it is the worst shame and belittle it.
  最好它是一个繁琐的过程，并且在它最坏它是羞愧和贬低。
• Automatic serial number scanning and software information detection greatly reduces cumbersome data entry.
  序号自动扫描和软件信息检测极大地降低了繁琐的数据输入。
• The furniture is too cumbersome to move.
  家具太笨，搬起来很不方便。