botched

/bɒtʃt/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɑtʃt] /bɑːtʃt/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɑtʃt] /ˈbächt How to pronounce botched (audio)/ (ame, mw)

botched — adjective

  • botchedpositive
  • botchedercomparative
  • botchedestsuperlative

1. A botched job, plan, or attempt is done badly and ends with mistakes or damage.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

A botched job, plan, or attempt is done badly and ends with mistakes or damage.

例句

Hamza had to call another plumber after the botched pipe repair flooded the kitchen.

common collocation: botched repair

The newspaper exposed a botched police investigation that missed key evidence.

collocation: botched investigation

同義詞
  • bungled

    very close in meaning; often stresses clumsy mistakes by the people involved

  • flawed

    broader; can describe something weak or defective even without bad handling

  • mishandled

    focuses on poor management of a situation rather than the final object itself

  • sloppy

    emphasizes careless work rather than a single failed attempt

反義詞

文法句型

a botched operation

a botched repair

the job was botched

用法筆記

Usually modifies a noun such as operation, robbery, repair, or investigation. After be, it comments on a completed action that went wrong, not on a person's general skill.

常見錯誤

❌The mechanic is botched.
✅The mechanic botched the repair.' / 'The repair was botched.
💡Botched usually describes the badly done action or result, not the person.