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cack-handed

/kak-han-did/US // ˈkækˈhæn dɪd //UK // (ˌkækˈhændɪd) //

笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,蹩脚的手,笨手笨脚的人

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Chiefly British Informal.

    • : clumsy; lacking skill with the hands.
    • : left-handed.

Examples

  • The clichés about football-obsessed husbands and frustrated wives are pretty heavy-handed.

  • Some “hanging judges” have handed down hundreds of death sentences at a time.

  • No indictments have been handed down against the police officers in question.

  • The last of the cigars was handed out and the Che lookalike was paid and went back in search of other tourists.

  • These medications will not continue to work when we need them if they are handed out like candy.

  • "Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.

  • Again the young fellow repeats his fatal "Banco," as he stakes a fresh pile of notes handed to him by the obsequious Jew.

  • Lawrence handed the General the mysterious message and Schofield read it with a darkened brow.

  • Still, if such an envelope should be handed him, he would breathe easier until it was opened.

  • The landlord handed him his bill—'Two weeks board at five dollars—ten dollars.'