botch
verb /bɒtʃ/
/bɑːtʃ/
(informal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they botch | /bɒtʃ/ /bɑːtʃ/ |
| he / she / it botches | /ˈbɒtʃɪz/ /ˈbɑːtʃɪz/ |
| past simple botched | /bɒtʃt/ /bɑːtʃt/ |
| past participle botched | /bɒtʃt/ /bɑːtʃt/ |
| -ing form botching | /ˈbɒtʃɪŋ/ /ˈbɑːtʃɪŋ/ |
- botch something (up) to do something badly
笨拙地弄糟（某事物） - He completely botched up the interview.
他面试表现得糟透了。 - The work they did on the house was a botched job.
他们整修房子做得一塌糊涂。
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘repair’ but originally not implying clumsiness): of unknown origin. - He completely botched up the interview.