| 单词 | ham-fisted |
| 释义 | ham-fisted From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishham-fistedham-fist‧ed /ˌhæm ˈfɪstɪd◂/ (also ham-handed) adjective informal1 DEAL WITHnot at all skilful or careful in the way that you deal with people SYN ineptThey made several ham-fisted attempts to spy on her.2 CLUMSYnot at all skilful with your hands SYN clumsyExamples from the Corpusham-fisted• But he was so ham-fisted about it.• The large defence cuts that Labour proposes would be ruinous to job prospects, and its ham-fisted intervention plans would not work.• The furore was increased by the ham-fisted police hunt for those responsible. |
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