cumbersome

'kʌmbәsәm

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

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

a. 笨重的, 麻烦的, 累赘的

Collins 星级

11,172

BNC 频率

12,228

使用频率

cumbersome 由前缀 cum-（意为“携带”）和词根 bersome（与“麻烦”相关）组成，整体意思是“携带起来麻烦的”，即形容物品笨重或难以处理。

例句

1. The box was too cumbersome to carry by myself.

这个箱子太笨重了，我一个人无法搬动。

2. She found the process of filling out the forms quite cumbersome.

她觉得填写表格的过程相当繁琐。

3. His cumbersome backpack made it hard for him to walk quickly.

他那只笨重的背包让他很难快步走。