cumbersome

adj

1. not elegant or graceful in expression

e.g. an awkward prose style
a clumsy apology
his cumbersome writing style
if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?

Synonym: awkwardclumsyinaptineptill-chosen

2. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

e.g. a cumbersome piece of machinery
cumbrous protective clothing

Synonym: cumbrous

1. 大而笨重的;难以携带的
Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...muffled up in thick and cumbersome clothing.
身上裹着厚重的衣服

2. 复杂而低效的
A cumbersome system or process is very complicated and inefficient.

e.g. ...an old and cumbersome computer system...
过时而且低效的计算机系统
e.g. 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。

1. 笨重地：Inclinations 偏好,喜好 : preferences | Cumbersome 笨重地:burdensome | Confined 局限:limited

2. cumbersome的反义词

2. 讨厌的：cumber阻碍,v. n | cumbersome讨厌的 | endemic地方性的

3. 麻烦的 burdensome 麻烦的：65 counterpart 副本 version 版本 | 67 cumbersome 麻烦的 burdensome 麻烦的 | 68 customary 习俗的 usual 一般的

4. 笨拙的：cumber,躺,障碍 | cumbersome笨拙的,a | recumbent靠着的,斜倚的