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botch

UK/bɒtʃ/US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To carry out a task badly or carelessly; to ruin through incompetence.

把……搞砸,笨手笨脚地做

n.

A piece of work done badly or clumsily; a mess or blunder.

拙劣的工作,糟糕的结果

Root Breakdown

Native English
botchother
=botch

Common Collocations

  • 1.botch up搞砸
  • 2.botch a job搞砸工作

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He botched the repair job and made it worse.

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