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词汇 clodhopping
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Definition of clodhopping in English:

clodhopping

adjectiveˈklɒdhɒpɪŋˈklɑdˌhɑpɪŋ
informal
  • Foolish, awkward, or clumsy.

    〈非正式〉呆傻的;笨拙的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the Indian tradition, their form of dance could be tripping the light fantastic above ours, not clodhopping beneath.
    • But I shook my head steadily from side to side and kept my toes curled tightly so that even if they used force they would never get those clodhopping shoes on me.
    • It makes something like The Hours, or worse, Far from Heaven, look very clodhopping indeed.
    • Not because they're a bunch of clodhopping yokels - well, not entirely - but because rabbits have the ability to destroy their precious island.
    • A clodhopping version of Chase, the Moroder's theme from Midnight Express, only diminishes the enterprise.
    Synonyms
    uncivilized, uncultured, uncultivated, unrefined, unpolished, unsophisticated, common, low, plebeian, philistine, rough, coarse, provincial, rustic, crude, gross, loutish, hooligan, boorish, oafish

Definition of clodhopping in US English:

clodhopping

adjectiveˈklädˌhäpiNGˈklɑdˌhɑpɪŋ
informal
  • Foolish, awkward, or clumsy.

    〈非正式〉呆傻的;笨拙的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But I shook my head steadily from side to side and kept my toes curled tightly so that even if they used force they would never get those clodhopping shoes on me.
    • Not because they're a bunch of clodhopping yokels - well, not entirely - but because rabbits have the ability to destroy their precious island.
    • A clodhopping version of Chase, the Moroder's theme from Midnight Express, only diminishes the enterprise.
    • In the Indian tradition, their form of dance could be tripping the light fantastic above ours, not clodhopping beneath.
    • It makes something like The Hours, or worse, Far from Heaven, look very clodhopping indeed.
    Synonyms
    uncivilized, uncultured, uncultivated, unrefined, unpolished, unsophisticated, common, low, plebeian, philistine, rough, coarse, provincial, rustic, crude, gross, loutish, hooligan, boorish, oafish
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