关于Cumbersome的意思和用法的提问

A: large or too heavy
difficult to use
complex

A: difficult and annoying to use
slow-moving, It takes a lot of time and effort
not convenient
not easy to manage
not compact
inefficient
it's a burden
it causes trouble
It's awkward
It's too large or heavy. It's difficult to carry or use.
It's not handy. Not easy to handle.

A: It is used to mean something not simple, bulky, slow, difficult to use: a cumbersome package, a cumbersome administrative process. It’s not that commonly used, but I would say most native speakers know it :)

A: It means something big and heavy to carry or something too complicated that has a few layers, for example a complicated administrative system can be cumbersome.

A: good day.

let's start of with a words similar to cumbersome:
-bulky
-heavy
-tiresome
-difficult

these are just a few words that will help you with the meaning and how to use the word cumbersome in the right context of the sentence and what message you are trying to get across when speaking.

here are a few examples:

-machines look cumbersome but are very easy to use.( the word cumbersome take a joint meaning in this sentence, stating that the machines are bulky in size and seem difficult to use)

- it is cumbersome to climb the corporate ladder, because of all the rules and regulations ( in this sentence we are shown that cumbersome just takes on the meaning from the word Difficult)

- those stone are so cumbersome to move around( here the word cumbersome takes on the meaning tiresome, note because we said move around and not physically carry the stone we did made reference to becoming tired by moving the stones around).

- these stones are so cumbersome to carry( and here the word cumbersome takes on the meaning of heavy/heavyweight)

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A: Her suitcase was too cumbersome too carry

He felt that the responsibility of childcare was too cumbersome for him.

Cumbersome can generally can replace heavy,annoying, in the way, etc.

A: The cumbersome box was too big for the shopping cart.
The inexperienced knight found it difficult to walk in the cumbersome armor.

A: The war tanks were cumbersome.
I faced many difficulties in airport as my luggage was cumbersome.
The impact of pollution on earth is cumbersome.

A: Cumbersome is usually used when something is difficult to move or carry. Wet clothing or giant shoes can be cumbersome to wear, and heavy desks can be cumbersome to move.

Troublesome is when something repeatedly causes trouble or creates problems. Your new kitten can be troublesome.

Burdensome is rarely used, but it might be used to describe something that causes persistent, longer-lasting problems, a.k.a. a burden. Someone's heart condition might be burdensome to live with.

A: 简单来说
cumbersome 形容程序上麻烦
clumsy 形容（人）笨

A: it depends on context, you can say that a problem is cumbersome while meaning complex.

but more often cumbersome is used to mean a burden or something annoying.

it can also mean something heavy.

A: cumbersome means slow or complicated; inefficient

burdensome means you can do it, it's just something that is not convenient; tedious.

troublesome is closely related to burdensome.

hope I could help

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A: cumbersome