botch

/bɒtʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /bɑːtʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbäch/ (ame, mw)

botch — verb

  • botchpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • botcheshe / she / it
  • botchedpast simple
  • botching-ing form

1. If you botch a piece of work, you do it so poorly that the result is ruined or u

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

If you botch a piece of work, you do it so poorly that the result is ruined or unusable.

例句

Ananya hired decorators who botched the paint job, leaving streaks on every wall.

botch + direct object (the paint job)

Wei botched his first attempt at making sushi when the rice turned out too sticky.

同義詞
  • bungle

    slightly more formal; often used for tasks requiring care

  • mess up

    informal; very common in everyday speech

  • flub

    American English, informal; often for a small mistake

  • mishandle

    more formal; can suggest poor management rather than lack of skill

反義詞
  • succeed

    generic opposite — to do something well

  • master

    implies gaining skill rather than simply avoiding error

文法句型

botch + object

botch up + object

botch (no object)

用法筆記

Often used with the particle 'up' (botch up) in spoken English, though the meaning is the same.

常見錯誤

❌The chef botched the pasta by adding too little salt' — implies the dish was ruined, not just slightly imperfect.
✅The chef burned the pasta and had to throw it away
💡he really botched it.' — 'botch' is for major failures, not minor issues.

botch — noun