botch
英 [bɒtʃ]
美 [bɑːtʃ]
- vt. 糟蹋;拙笨地修补;拙劣地拼凑
- vi. 拙笨地修补;弄坏某事物
- n. 难看的补缀;笨拙的修补;笨拙的工作
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- botch (v.)
- late 14c., bocchen "to repair," later, "to spoil by unskillful work" (1520s); of unknown origin. Related: Botched; botching. As a noun from c. 1600.
- 1. I rather made a botch of that whole thing.
- 我结果把那整件事弄得一团糟。
- 2. I hate having builders botch up repairs on my house.
- 我不愿意让维修工人把我的房子弄得一团糟.
- 3. They were victims of a computer botch-up.
- 他们因为计算机水平差而大吃苦头。
- 4. Her baking was a complete botch.
- 她烤的饼糟糕透了.
- 5. 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.