botch

英 [bɒtʃ] 美[bɑtʃ]
  • 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

中文词源


botch 笨拙

词源同bodge.

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;

助记提示


宝气,又作”宝器“,是南方地区的一种方言,形容某人的语言、行为大失水准,令人大跌眼镜,或形容人或者事有点神经,愚蠢,带有贬义。

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

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.