all thumbs

all thumbs

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• na.笨拙的
• 网络笨手笨脚；笨手笨脚的；满手都是大拇指

英汉解释

na.	1. 笨手笨脚的,笨拙的

英英解释

na.	1. extremely awkward or clumsy

例句

We say that we are "all thumbs" , meaning that our fingers seem to be too clumsy for the work.

我们常说自己“笨手笨脚”，意思是说我们的手指太笨拙，干不了某件工作。

I can't tie up the ribbon round the parcel, You know my fingers are all thumbs.

你知道我笨手笨脚的，怎么也不能把绸带绑在包裹上。

He is an expert in computer, but he is all thumbs when he types.

他是一个电脑专家，但打字却笨手笨脚的。

Eg. Would you do up these buttons for me? I seem to be all thumbs today.

你能帮我系一下扣子吗？我今天显得笨手笨脚的

President Bush admits he's all thumbs when it comes to setting the timer to tape a TV show on the White House VCR, and he's not alone.

布什总统承认，当他在白宫的录像机上设定时间以便录下电视节目时，笨手笨脚。其实何止他一人中此。

But I'm getting cold feet. I'm all thumbs every time I talk to a girl. What shall I do if she gives me the cold shoulder?

可我紧张得手脚冰凉。每次和女孩子说话我都是笨嘴笨舌的。她如果臭不理我该怎么办呢？

She was all thumbs but tried to knit a sweater.

她笨手笨脚的，却想织一件毛衣。

Peter is all thumbs with cooking.

彼得对烹饪一窍不通。

My grandpa is all thumbs . He can't walk fast and can even not grasp his own bowl .

我爷爷笨手笨脚的。他走路走不快，甚至连自己的碗都抓不住。

Speaking of chemistry, he is all thumbs.

谈到化学，他真是一窍不通。

The dancers looked like they were all thumbs.

这些跳舞的看起来很笨拙似的。

You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures.

你可能笨手笨脚，当你处理工具，也许你是一个贫穷的拼写或无法添加了一个数字列。

Henry tried to fix the chair, but he was all thumbs.

享利想把椅子修好，但他笨手笨脚。

He is all thumbs with cooking.

他对烹饪一窍不通。

Well, they may be all thumbs, but their women do not think so.

他们也许是笨手笨脚，然而，她们的女人不这样认为。

B: He's all thumbs when it comes to his girlfriend. He just can't do anything right!

他一遇到他女朋友，就笨手笨脚的，什么事都做不好。

She knocked over three vases and seemed to be all thumbs.

她打翻了三个花瓶，看来是个笨手笨脚的人。

In the laboratory, whenever the teacher came near Jim, he was nervous and seemed to be all thumbs.

在实验室里每当老师走近杰姆，他就开始紧张而显得笨手笨脚。

Look at my dress. It's filthy. You really are all thumbs.

看我的衣服，都被弄脏了。你真是笨手笨脚的。

The other companies are clumsy and unskilled in tackling with the chaos. Where managing is concerned, they are all thumbs.

其他公司处理危机的手法过于迟缓生疏，通通不及格。

On the first day of class, Candy was all thumbs.

上课的第一天，坎蒂弄得手忙脚乱。

He is good at fixing gadgets. But when it comes to playing the violin, he is all thumbs.

他修点儿小玩艺儿真灵，可是拉小提琴就笨手笨脚了。

Poor Jane, when she plays the piano she is all thumbs!

可怜的简，当她被逼弹钢琴时，是浑身的不舒服。

I'm good at maths, but I'm all thumbs when it comes to sewing.

我在数学方面很擅长，至于缝纫，我一窍不通。

Mike can't build the model of the atom for the science project. He's all thumbs.

迈克做不了科学项目中的原子模型，他笨手笨脚的。

When Tom first drove his car, he was all thumbs because he was so nervous.

汤姆第一次开他的车的时候笨手笨脚的，因为他太紧张了。

Feifei: Yes, it needs a harmonious movement, but most of foreigners are still all thumbs when they use chopsticks.

肥肥：是啊，这需要动作和谐，但是绝大多数老外在学用筷子的时候，依然显得笨拙。

There is a bug that when you disconnect from a game, your map settings get reset (all thumbs down disappear).

没有连在游戏上的时候，地图要重新设置（所有反对的手势都不见了）

I feel my fingers are all thumbs today.

我觉得我今天笨手笨脚。

Amy: I am all thumbs today. I got up late and broke mom's favorite cup, and I missed the school bus.

艾米：我今天真是笨手笨脚的。我起床晚了，又打碎了妈妈心爱的杯子，还错过了校车。

That bad, huh? I'm all thumbs when it comes to matching colors.

有那么糟吗？遇到配色我就没辄了。

Can you thread this needle for me? I'm all thumbs today. When I get nervous I'll be all fingers and thumbs.

你能帮我穿下针吗？今天我手脚不灵。当我心烦意乱是，我就会笨手笨脚的。

When the mother is around, she is nervous and seems tobe all thumbs. Another times she is quite agile.

妈妈在旁边时，她紧张得很，显得手足无措在别的场分，她还是很活泼的。

Jane: Look at what you have done. All thumbs .

简：看看你干的活，真是笨手笨脚。

I am all thumbs at shuffling cards. Whenever I try, half of the deck falls on the floor.

我洗牌时笨手笨脚的。每一次我洗牌，总有半副牌掉在地上。

When it comes to mathematics, I'm all thumbs.

一提起数学，我是一窍不通。

I'm all thumbs when it comes to matching colors.

遇到配色的问题我就没辙了。

this thread for me ? I 'm all thumbs today.

你能帮我解开这条线吗？我今天笨手笨脚的。

I'm all thumbs and no good for this.

我的手太笨，干不了这活。

I'm all thumbs. I can't even button my shirt properly.

我这人笨手笨脚的，连衬衫的钮扣都扣不好。