lummox

/ˈlʌm.əks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlʌm.əks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlə-məks -miks/ (ame, mw)

lummox — noun

  • lummoxsingular
  • lummoxesplural

1. a large heavy person who moves awkwardly and often seems slow to understand thin

1.名詞C1
釋義

a large heavy person who moves awkwardly and often seems slow to understand things around them

例句

Mateo tripped over the rug at the dinner party, sending plates crashing — the poor lummox kept apologising.

collocation: poor lummox / gentle lummox

The PE teacher called Sergei a lummox after he crashed into the volleyball net for the third time.

call someone a lummox

同義詞
  • oaf

    stronger emphasis on stupidity than on clumsiness

  • klutz

    more common in American English, focuses on clumsiness without implying large size

  • galoot

    informal, often affectionate, emphasises a big awkward person

  • blockhead

    focuses on being slow to understand, less about physical clumsiness

反義詞

文法句型

a(n) [adjective] lummox

call someone a lummox

用法筆記

This word is always critical or teasing — never a neutral description. It is most often used affectionately or mockingly among people who know each other well.

常見錯誤

❌The project failed because my coworker is a total lummox about deadlines.
✅The project failed because my coworker is hopeless about deadlines.
💡'lummox' describes physical clumsiness or slow reaction, not mental disorganisation.
❌She danced like a lummox across the stage.
✅She moved like a clumsy ox across the stage.
💡'lummox' is a noun for a person, not a comparison modifier for describing how someone moves.