One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

unwieldy

/ənˈwildi/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · adjective

difficult to carry or use because of size

笨重难操控的

Read the example to see unwieldy in context.

The oversized box was too unwieldy to carry alone.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

那个超大的箱子太笨重，一个人搬不动。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /ənˈwildi/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.