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gauche

/gohsh/US // goʊʃ //UK // (ɡəʊʃ) //

粗俗,不合时宜,粗俗的,别扭

Related Words

awkward笨拙的,尴尬的,笨拙,尴尬clumsy笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,笨拙的,笨拙crude粗略的,粗鲁的,粗陋的,粗略graceless不雅观,不雅观的,不雅的,不优雅的green绿色,绿化,绿色的,绿halting停顿,停顿的,停滞不前,停止heavy-handed笨重的,沉重的,粗暴的,笨重ignorant懵懵懂懂,愚昧无知,懵懂无知,懵懵懂懂的ill-mannered无礼,无礼的,无状,无状的inelegant不雅观,不雅观的,不雅,拙劣的inept无能,无能的人,不合适,无能为力insensitive不敏感的,不敏感,不敏锐,麻木不仁lacking匮乏的,缺少,匮乏,缺乏maladroit恶作剧,恶性循环,错乱,恶搞oafish笨手笨脚的,无精打采的,笨手笨脚,无精打采uncouth粗鲁的,犷悍,粗野的,粗鲁的人uncultured没有文化的人,没有文化的,没文化的,没文化的人unhappy不高兴,不开心,不愉快的,不开心的unpolished未经抛光的,未抛光,未抛光的,未经打磨的wooden木制,木质,木制的,木质的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.tactless, unsophisticated
Synonyms
awkward笨拙的,尴尬的,笨拙,尴尬bumbling步履蹒跚,笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,蹒跚学步clumsy笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,笨拙的,笨拙crude粗略的,粗鲁的,粗陋的,粗略graceless不雅观,不雅观的,不雅的,不优雅的green绿色,绿化,绿色的,绿halting停顿,停顿的,停滞不前,停止ham-handed笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,笨拙的,笨手笨脚的人heavy-handed笨重的,沉重的,粗暴的,笨重ignorant懵懵懂懂,愚昧无知,懵懂无知,懵懵懂懂的ill-bred劣质的,劣质,恶俗的,恶俗ill-mannered无礼,无礼的,无状,无状的inelegant不雅观,不雅观的,不雅,拙劣的inept无能,无能的人,不合适,无能为力insensitive不敏感的,不敏感,不敏锐,麻木不仁lacking匮乏的,缺少,匮乏,缺乏maladroit恶作剧,恶性循环,错乱,恶搞oafish笨手笨脚的,无精打采的,笨手笨脚,无精打采uncouth粗鲁的,犷悍,粗野的,粗鲁的人uncultured没有文化的人,没有文化的,没文化的,没文化的人unhappy不高兴,不开心,不愉快的,不开心的unpolished未经抛光的,未抛光,未抛光的,未经打磨的wooden木制,木质,木制的,木质的

Examples

  • Ambition was deemed gauche, so rock bands had to spend a decade pretending they didn’t care about their life’s work.

  • In the academic confines of museums, such talk of marketing and the bottom line qualifies as gauche.

  • About 16% support the far-right National Front and about 17% the neo-communist Left Front (Front de Gauche).

  • I was wearing a lacy black nightgown and Rive Gauche by St. Laurent when I let him in.

  • To someone who grew up in a diverse big city environment, the question sounds impossibly gauche if not offensive.

  • He came forward with a gauche gallantry, and offered his arm to Horatia.

  • I do not know of a more insidious temptation to buy what you do not need than loitering along the quais of the Rive Gauche.

  • The Main-gauche is also of the dagger order, but has a broad knuckle-guard and long straight quillons.

  • Le membre infrieur gauche, d'abord engourdi sa partie suprieure, prsenta aussi de la raideur.

  • My eyes glanced around to see the effect produced on my friends by my gauche cousin.

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