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
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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。
botch 笨拙

词源同bodge.

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.
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