Klutz Meaning in English
word
ˈkɫəts
KLUHTS
klˈʌts
KLUHTS
释义
A klutz is a person who is often clumsy or awkward, especially someone who frequently drops things or bumps into things.
用法与细微差别
'Klutz' is informal, slightly humorous, and mainly describes physical clumsiness. Common collocations are 'such a klutz', 'total klutz', or 'what a klutz!'. Not usually used for serious mistakes—it's friendlier than 'idiot' or 'fool'.
Spanish: torpe - patosoPortuguese (BR): desastrado - desajeitadoPortuguese (PT): desastrado - trapalhãoChinese (Simplified): 笨手笨脚的人 - 笨蛋Chinese (Traditional): 笨手笨腳的人 - 笨蛋Hindi: अनाड़ी - बेढंगाArabic: أخرق - أحمقBengali: অলস - অগোছালো (ক্লামজি ব্যক্তি)Russian: неуклюжа - растяпаJapanese: どじ - うっかり者Vietnamese: vụng về - hậu đậuKorean: 덜렁이Turkish: sakar - beceriksizUrdu: اناڑیIndonesian: ceroboh - canggung
例句
I'm such a klutz—I dropped my phone again.
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Don't be a klutz—watch where you're walking.
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My brother is a real klutz—he always spills his drink.
basic
Whenever there's a mess, you can bet the klutz did it.
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She laughs and says she's just a klutz sometimes.
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What a klutz—he broke two glasses in five minutes!
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