botch

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v. 拙笨地修补, 糟蹋 n. 拙笨的修补, 难看的补缀

发音

UK /bɒt͡ʃ/
US /bɑt͡ʃ/

词形变化

botches 复数 botched botches 三单 botches botching botching 现在分词 botched 过去式 botched 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.

    及物
  2. 2.

    A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.

    及物
  3. 3.

    A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.

    及物
  4. 4.

    A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; a conglomeration; hodgepodge.

    及物
  5. 5.

    One who makes a mess of something.

    古体 及物
  6. 1.

    A tumour or other malignant swelling.

    废旧 及物
  7. 2.

    A case or outbreak of boils or sores.

    及物
v.
  1. 1.

    To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.

    及物

    A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.

  2. 2.

    To do (something) without care or skill, or clumsily.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To mend or repair (something) clumsily.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

boner blunder boo-boo fuck-up bloomer bungle blooper flub foul-up pratfall

上位词 3

fault mistake error

下位词 10

trip bull slip spectacle stumble fluff muff fumble misstep snafu
动词

同义词 10

blow spoil bollocks fluff muff bumble fumble bobble bungle foul up

上位词 3

fail go wrong miscarry

相关短语

botch job botch jobs botch up <口>（由于不注意、不小心等）搞坏, 弄糟

词源

From Middle English bocchen (“to mend”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old English bōtettan (“to improve; cure; remedy; repair”), related to boot, or from Middle Dutch botsen, butsen, boetsen (“to repair; patch”), related to beat. Doublet of bodge.

来源：wiktionary