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botch

verb
🔊/bɒtʃ/
🔊/bɑːtʃ/
(informal)
Verb Forms
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/
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  1. 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。🔊🔊
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘repair’ but originally not implying clumsiness): of unknown origin.

botch

noun
🔊/bɒtʃ/
🔊/bɑːtʃ/
(also botch-up)
(British English, informal)
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  1. a piece of work or a job that has been done badly拙劣的工作；粗制滥造的活儿
    • I've made a real botch of the decorating.我的装潢工作做得实在是糟糕。🔊🔊
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘repair’ but originally not implying clumsiness): of unknown origin.