cum·ber·some /ˈkʌmbɚ/
(a.)討厭的,麻煩的,累贅的
cum·ber·some a.
1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.
To perform a cumbersome obedience. --Sir. P. Sidney.
2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or machine.
He holds them in utter contempt, as lumbering, cumbersome, circuitous. --I. Taylor.
-- Cum*ber*some*ly, adv. -- Cum*ber*some*ness,n.
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cumbersome
adj 1: difficult to handle or use especially because of size or
weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous
protective clothing" [syn: cumbrous]
2: not elegant or graceful in expression; "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?" [syn: awkward, clumsy, inapt,
inept, ill-chosen]