bumbling

/buhm-bling/US // ˈbʌm blɪŋ //

步履蹒跚,笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,蹒跚学步

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : liable to make awkward blunders: a bumbling mechanic.
- : clumsily incompetent or ineffectual: bumbling diplomacy.

n.名词 noun

1
- : the act or practice of making blunders: The bumbling of their officers cost them the battle.

adj.unskillful

Synonyms

Many men feel insufficient as parents, with no help from mass media, which sometimes relies too heavily on tropes of either violent, absentee fathers or, inversely, useless, bumbling figures.
That bumbling win over the archrival Ravens included a season-ending injury to star linebacker Bud Dupree, which diminishes the Steelers’ dreams of the second undefeated season in NFL history.
Of course, Hoover is an extreme example, but other one-term presidents have experienced a similar fate, earning reputations for being hapless and bumbling in the face of serious challenges.
The Wizards’ reboot needs to start with trading both John Wall and Bradley BealTo be clear, Antetokounmpo has good reasons to sign the supermax despite Milwaukee’s bumbling.