maladroit

adj.

1. 不灵巧的；笨拙的
   done without skill, especially in a way that annoys or offends people

1. ADJ-GRADED 不灵巧的;笨拙的;迟钝的;不老练的
   If you describe someone as maladroit, you mean that they are clumsy or handle situations badly.
   1. Some of his first interviews with the press were rather maladroit.
      他最早接受媒体采访时有几次显得很生涩。

1. Some of his first interviews with the press were rather maladroit.
   他最早接受媒体采访时有几次显得很生涩。
2. Out of which maladroit delay sprang anxieties, disappointments, shocks, catastrophes, and passing-strange destinies.
   也就在这种糊里糊涂等待的笨拙延宕中，生出了种种焦虑、失望、恐惧、灾难，以及种种短暂的离奇的命运。
3. That waiter is so maladroit that he dropped the ashtray into my soup.
   那个服务员笨手笨脚，竟把烟灰缸掉到我的汤里。
4. His handling of the negotiations was maladroit.
   他的谈判技巧十分拙劣。
5. A maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve; a maladroit translation; maladroit propaganda.
   他的手的笨拙的动作导致汽车突然转向；笨拙的翻译；拙劣的宣传。
6. The chairman was criticized for his maladroit handing of the press conference.
   主席由于处理记者招待会的拙劣而被批评。
7. The journey's scarcely begun when he discovers a stowaway: Russell, a chubby, maladroit Wilderness Explorer Scout who's out to earn his Elderly Assistance Badge.
   旅途的开始时，他发现几乎没有一个偷渡者：罗素，一个胖乎乎，笨拙荒野浏览器斯考特谁的，去挣他年迈的援助徽章。
8. The young man's maladroit remarks about the hostess embarrassed everyone at the party.
   这年轻人对女主人笨拙的批评让与会者觉得很尴尬。
9. Our new supervisor is clever in matters in which his predecessor was maladroit.
   我们的新管理者是聪明的，问题而在他的前任是笨拙的。

adj

1. not adroit
   1. a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve
   2. a maladroit translation
   3. maladroit propaganda