ham-fisted [
'hæm'fɪstɪd]
a. 笨手笨脚的
- John is a ham-fisted heavy weight.
约翰是重量级拳击运动员,两个拳头特大。 - Better, at any rate, to trust the marketplace, they say than risk ham-fisted government attempts at redistribution.
他们说,无论如何,宁肯相信市场,政府也别采取强硬措施,重新分配财富。 - Although thrilled at the birth of his baby daughter, David ws afraid to hold her because he said he was so ham-fisted he might hurt her.
尽管女儿出生时戴维很激动,但他不敢去抱她,因为他说他太笨手笨脚了,可能伤着她。
ham-fisted[ adj ]
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
<adj.all>
a bumbling mechanica bungling performance
ham-handed governmental interference
could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature
ham-fisted \ham-fisted\ ham-handed \ham-handed\adj.
not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands;
clumsy; bungling; -- also used metaphorically of actions; as,
ham-handed governmental interference.
Syn: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, handless,
heavy-handed, left-handed.
[WordNet 1.5]
- But it is likely that Dundee will have to live with the consequences for longer. Timex may be branded as a ruthless and ham-fisted employer.