| 单词 | botched job |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbotched job botched job n. a piece of work done hastily, clumsily, or unskilfully; a bungled task or undertaking; cf. botch job n. at botch n.2 Compounds. ΚΠ 1786 Authentic Acct. Trials G. R. Fitzgerald & Others 93 Not to make a botched job of it.., he..would go and shoot him..through the centre of the heart. 1861 Daily Jrnl. (Indianapolis) 14 Mar. A number of botched jobs now on our streets attest his unfitness for the position [of city engineer]. 1985 H. Mantel Every Day is Mother's Day iv. 90 She could..go to some cowboy who would do a botched job. 2002 Cineaction July 71/2 There can be no doubt of [his] devotion to both his children and his patients: He is simply making a botched job of his relationship to both. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。