coltish
adjective uk/ˈkəʊl.tɪʃ/ us/ˈkoʊl.tɪʃ/
(年轻人)精力充沛但动作笨拙的
A coltish person is young and energetic but awkward.
Gigi is a coltish young girl growing up in turn-of-the-century Paris. 吉吉是世纪之交在巴黎长大的精力充沛但动作笨拙的小姑娘。
coltish limbs 充满活力但动作笨拙的四肢
See: colt
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- She was coltish; now she's womanly.
- I've always liked your coltish enthusiasm.
- She was charming and coltish, a bit like a schoolgirl at her first grown-up party.