botched
/bɒtʃt/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɑtʃt] /bɑːtʃt/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɑtʃt] /ˈbächt How to pronounce botched (audio)/ (ame, mw)
botched — 形容詞
- botchedpositive
- botchedercomparative
- botchedestsuperlative
1. A botched job, plan, or attempt is done badly and ends with mistakes or damage.
搞砸的
做得很差，結果出錯或失敗
A botched job, plan, or attempt is done badly and ends with mistakes or damage.
Hamza had to call another plumber after the botched pipe repair flooded the kitchen.
Hamza 在那次搞砸的水管修理把廚房淹了之後，只好再找另一位水電工。
common collocation: botched repair
The newspaper exposed a botched police investigation that missed key evidence.
報紙揭發了一場搞砸的警方調查，關鍵證據就這樣被漏掉。
collocation: botched investigation
After the botched landing, the small plane slid into the wet grass.
那次搞砸的降落後，小飛機滑進了濕草地。
Soraya laughed at the botched cake, then baked a second one.
Soraya 看著那個搞砸的蛋糕笑了笑，接著又烤了一個。
Voters were angry about the botched rollout of the new ticket system.
選民對新售票系統那次搞砸的上線作業感到憤怒。
- 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
- successful
focuses on the good result
- well-executed
emphasizes skillful and careful completion
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.