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形容词比较级
ganglier
形容词最高级
gangliest
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高而笨拙的, 瘦长而笨拙的
tall, thin, and awkward in appearance or movement
- As a teenager, he was tall and gangly, with arms and legs that seemed too long for his body.
作为一个青少年，他又高又笨拙，胳膊和腿看起来对他的身体来说太长了。
- The gangly teenager tripped over his own feet as he tried to navigate the crowded hallway.
那个瘦高笨拙的青少年在试图穿过拥挤的走廊时被自己的脚绊倒了。
- Despite his gangly appearance, he possessed a surprising amount of agility on the basketball court.
尽管他外表瘦长笨拙，但他在篮球场上却拥有惊人的敏捷性。
- The gangly foal struggled to find its balance as it took its first wobbly steps.
那只瘦长的小马驹在迈出蹒跚的第一步时努力寻找平衡。
- She felt self-conscious about her gangly frame, especially when surrounded by petite friends.
她对自己瘦长的体型感到不自在，尤其是当周围都是娇小的朋友时。
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(of a plant) tall and thin and lacking fullness or density
- The gangly sunflower leaned toward the light.
- The tomato plants grew gangly after too much shade and not enough pruning.
- A few gangly weeds rose above the trimmed lawn.
- The garden looked bare, with only a couple of gangly stalks left standing.
- The gangly sapling swayed in the wind, too thin to look sturdy.