gracelessly
adverb uk/ˈɡreɪs.ləs.li/ us/ˈɡreɪs.ləs.li/
(WITHOUT BEAUTY)
不优美地,不雅致地,难看地
in a way that lacks beauty
He marched forward and gracelessly threw himself down on the cushions. 他向前走去,毫无风度地倒在垫子上。
We dismounted gracelessly and followed Fathy into the valley temple of the pyramid. 我们笨拙地下了马,跟着法西进入了金字塔的山谷神庙。
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- Only the old can really see how gracelessly the world is aging and all that we have lost.
- By 1832 the city spread back gracelessly from the embankment.
- "This is getting ridiculous," she whimpered, and sat down gracelessly against the closest pillar.
(WITHOUT POLITENESS)
不懂礼貌地,粗鲁地,无礼地
in a way that lacks politeness
"Come if you want," she said gracelessly, already halfway to the door. “你想来就来吧,”她已经走向门口,毫不客气地说。
It seems odd that he should have behaved so gracelessly. 他表现得如此无礼,这似乎很奇怪。
See: graceless
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- "I suppose you've come to get me?" she said, gracelessly direct, to her sister.
- He gracelessly slapped bowls of spaghetti bolognese down in front of us.
- She coughed and muttered gracelessly, " Indeed?"