botch

• 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

词源同bodge.

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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.

来自柯林斯例句

3. They were victims of a computer botch-up.

他们因为计算机水平差而大吃苦头。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Her baking was a complete botch.

她烤的饼糟糕透了.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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.

来自辞典例句