botch

[US]/bɒtʃ/
[UK]/bɑtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 糟蹋;出劣地拼凑
vi. 出笨地修补
n. 笨出的修补,工作
Word Forms
过去式botched
过去分词botched
现在分词botching
第三人称单数botches
复数botches

Phrases & Collocations

botched job

失败的工作

Example Sentences

I've made a botch of it.

我把那事做坏了。

I've probably made a botch of things.

我可能把事情弄糟了。

he was accused of botching the job.

别人指责他笨手笨脚地搞砸了工作。

He botches all he touches.

他一动手就把东西弄坏。

You've probably made a botch-up of repairing the computer.

你好象把这电脑越修越糟。

You botched the last job but can redeem yourself on this one.

你把上次的工作搞糟了, 但可通过这次的工作挽回声誉

The terrible mechanic seems to have made a botch of repairing the car.

这个糟糕的机修工好象把这辆汽车越修越坏。

I'm afraid the unexpected accident may botch up the dinner tonight.

恐怕这意想不到的事故会把今天的晚宴搞糟。

Real-world Examples

I know you botched that operation on purpose.

我知道你故意手术失败的。

Source: Friends Season 9

Botched is when something gets just completely ruined.

Botched意思是" 某样东西完全毁了" 。

Source: Learn slang from celebrities.

He's very critical of this lapse, and says the messaging was badly botched.

他严重批评了这个失误,并称信息传递的过程非常糟糕。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2022 Collection

The problem, she says, is that the government botched the rollout.

她表示,问题是政府在推广法律表现得极为糟糕。

Source: NPR News February 2021 Compilation

They were covered in waste, salt, and glues from those older, botched restorations.

它们被那些旧的、拙劣的修复物产生的废物、盐和胶水覆盖着。

Source: Scishow Selected Series

Now, Toyota did roll out a fully electric vehicle, but that rollout was botched.

丰田确实推出了一款全电动汽车,但效果不佳。

Source: Financial Times

I'm gonna get him to sue the quack who obviously botched your vasectomy.

我找他帮我告那个庸医,他明显没给你做好结扎。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

Poor Bunny, it's always something. If not the clap, it's a botched face lift.

可怜的布尼,总有小灾小难。不是淋病,就是整容手术失败。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Judging by its botched hook-up with Suzuki, a mid-sized Japanese maker, VW is not much good at romance.

从大众与日本中型汽车制造商铃木失败的联姻来看,大众实属不懂浪漫之辈。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Like many here, she'd relaxed since the last attack on the city, a botched tube bomb 11 months ago.

和这里的许多人一样,在上起袭击发生之后她有所松懈,在11个月以前伦敦发生了恶劣的地铁爆炸。

Source: NPR News August 2018 Compilation

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