botch的意思|示意
n. 拙劣的工作,笨活,粗拙的补缀,[医](皮肤上的)脓疱
vt.& vi. 粗拙地补缀,修补,笨手笨脚地弄坏,把…搞糟
botch的用法详解
Botch是一个非常常见的英语单词,它源自中世纪拉丁文boccare,意思是“做错事情”。它有很多用法,可以用作动词,也可以用作名词。
1. botch作为动词,有两种意思:
① 打坏,破坏:
例句:
He botched the job and had to start again from the beginning.
他把工作搞砸了,只好从头再来。
② 笨拙地做,弄坏:
例句:
She botched the job.
她把工作弄糟了。
2. botch作为名词,意思是“失败的事情,失败的努力”,常见的表达为botch it或botch up:
例句:
The team leader didn't give the team enough time to think about the job, so they botched it.
团队领导没给团队足够的时间去思考这个任务,所以他们搞砸了。
botch相关例句
Her baking was a complete botch.
她烤的饼糟糕透了.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
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.
柯林斯例句
It is a silly idea and he has botched it.
这是个愚蠢的想法,他已经把事情弄糟了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
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.
辞典例句
Don't give the job to him; he'll only botch it up.
别派他作这事, 他准会把它搞砸了.
期刊摘选
I've made a real botch of the decorating.
我的装潢工作做得实在是糟糕。
牛津词典