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单词
cack-handed
释义
cack-handed
(
k
æ
k h
æ
ndɪd
)
adjective
If you describe someone as
cack-handed
, you mean that they handle things in an awkward or clumsy way.
[
British
,
informal
,
disapproval
]
...the cack-handed way they handled the incident.
cack-handed
in British English
(
ˌkækˈhændɪd
)
adjective
informal
1.
left-handed
2.
clumsy
Word origin
from dialect
cack
excrement, from the fact that clumsy people usually make a mess; via Middle Low Germanor Middle Dutch from Latin
cacāre
to defecate
随便看
to skid (into/across etc sth)
to skim sth from or off sth
to slam into sth
to slam on the brakes
to slam sth against/into sth
to slam sth down
to slap sb on the back
to slap some paint on a wall
to slap sth (down) on sth
to slash at sb/sth
to slash one's wrists
to slave over a hot stove
to sleep rough
to slice through sth
to slide down/off/into sth
to slide into chaos/a depression
to slide into/out of sth
to sling sth over sth
to slip from sb's grasp
to slip into a habit/routine
to slip into/out of sth
to slip sth into/under sth
to slip sth on/off
to slip sth to sb, slip sb sth
to slip through the net
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