botch
英 [b?t?]
美[bɑt?]
- 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
GRE低频词扩展词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?botches;过去式:?botched;过去分词:?botched;现在分词:?botching;
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中文词源
botch 笨拙
词源同bodge.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 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