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

• The furniture is too cumbersome to move.
  家具太笨，搬起来很不方便。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I hate the cumbersome administrative procedures.
  我讨厌这些麻烦的行政手续。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。