mismanaged
mismanaged — 動詞
- mismanagedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- mismanageds3rd person singular
- mismanageding-ing form
- mismanagededpast simple
1. to handle a task, project, or responsibility in a way that is so poor that the r
管理不善
因組織或控制不當而搞砸某事
to handle a task, project, or responsibility in a way that is so poor that the result is worse than it should have been — for example, running a company into debt, or letting a project slip past every deadline because of poor planning.
CEO Kabir was fired after he badly mismanaged the company's expansion.
執行長 Kabir 因嚴重搞砸了公司的擴張計劃而被解僱。
badly + mismanaged — intensifier before the verb
The hospital's funds were mismanaged for years before the audit revealed the truth.
醫院的資金被不當管理多年，直到審計才揭露真相。
passive: funds were mismanaged + time duration
Lotte admitted that she had mismanaged her time during the final exams.
Lotte 承認她在期末考試期間未能妥善安排時間。
Village leaders accused the government of mismanaging flood relief after emergency supplies ran out.
村莊領袖指責政府對水災救援處理不當，導致緊急物資耗盡。
A government report found that the railway project had been completely mismanaged from the start.
一份政府報告指出，該鐵路專案從一開始就完全管理失當。
- botch
more informal and suggests ruining a specific task through carelessness (e.g. botch a repair)
- bungle
emphasises clumsy mistakes and poor judgment, often in a visible or embarrassing way
- mishandle
broader than mismanage — covers physical handling and abstract responsibility; less specific to organisational failure
- manage well
direct opposite — handle resources or responsibilities effectively
- oversee properly
carries a sense of supervision with good outcomes
文法句型
mismanage + noun phrase (funds / project / company / situation)
用法筆記
Frequently used in passive constructions (be mismanaged) when the focus is on the result rather than who is responsible. Common with nouns such as funds, economy, project, resources, and time.