单词	botch
释义	botch1 verbbotch2 noun botchbotch1 /bɒtʃ $ bɑːtʃ/ (also botch up) verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE botch Simple Form Present I, you, we, they botch he, she, it botches Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they botched Present perfect I, you, we, they have botched he, she, it has botched Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had botched Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will botch Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have botched Continuous Form Present I am botching he, she, it is botching you, we, they are botching Past I, he, she, it was botching you, we, they were botching Present perfect I, you, we, they have been botching he, she, it has been botching Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been botching Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be botching Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been botching Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Defense lawyers are arguing that the police botched the investigation. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Botched Not when he has botched reunification and his country's interest rates cripple home-owners and industries far beyond his own borders. Anglers wait a lifetime for such a chance, and I had botched mine. Baldwin, the poor schlemiel, is talked into committing a murder, which he botches badly. California did not deregulate its electricity system-the government changed the regulations, and botched the job. The handover to Edinburgh, Cardiff and London was botched, but it was Labour that created the new bodies. The others were beheaded first; her executioner botched her beheading and left her to endure a three-day death. We talked earlier about the computer marketing firm that had badly botched one of its first major corporate sales. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto do something in a careless or unskilful way► do (something) badly · I think I did pretty badly in the exam today.· They packed the glass and china for us, but they did it very badly and a lot of stuff got broken. ► mess up informal to do something badly because you have made mistakes, often so that you do not get the result you wanted: · I've practiced all week, but I'm still afraid I'll mess up.mess something up: · Don't ask Terry to do it - she'll probably just mess it up.mess up something: · Danny messed up three plays and made us lose the game. ► make a mess of also make a hash of British informal to do something badly and make a lot of mistakes, especially when it is important that you do it well: · Let's be honest. Most people make a mess of handling money.· She picked herself up and started the dance again, determined not to make a hash of it this time.make a complete hash of something: · I made a complete hash of the interview - I don't stand a chance of getting the job. ► screw up informal to spoil something you are trying to do, by making stupid mistakes: · If you screw up too many times, they'll kick you off the team.screw something up: · I was so nervous about the driving test that I screwed the whole thing up.screw up something: · My audition was going really well until I screwed the last part up. ► do a bad job to do something badly, especially a job you have been asked to do: · Most people think the mayor is doing a pretty bad job.do a bad job of doing something: · He did such a bad job of labeling these envelopes I don't think I'll ask for his help again. ► bungle if an organization or someone in authority bungles what they are trying to do, they fail to do it successfully because of stupid or careless mistakes: · The plan seemed simple enough, but the CIA managed to bungle the operation.· Analysts agree that the company bungled its response to the crisis. ► botch/botch up to do something badly, especially a practical job such as making or repairing something, as a result of being too careless or not having enough skill: · They were supposed to fix the roof, but they completely botched the job.botch something up: · We hired someone to fix the computer system, but he botched it up even more.botch up something: · I wouldn't take your car to that garage - they botch up the simplest jobs. ► mismanage if someone who is in charge mismanages a system or planned piece of work, they do it badly because they did not organize and control it properly: · The whole project was seriously mismanaged from the beginning.· Many people accused the government of mismanaging the environment and indirectly causing the flooding. ► fluff informal to do something badly because you are not paying enough attention, especially when it is your turn to do something in a play or in a game: · I was so nervous that I fluffed my lines.· It should have been an easy catch, but he fluffed it. ► not do yourself justice British to do something less well than you could, in an examination, game etc: · My grandfather was very intelligent, but he never did himself justice at school.· There were a couple of good performances, but most of the players didn't really do themselves justice. informal to do something badly, because you have been careless or because you do not have the skill to do it properly:  The builders really botched up our patio. a botched investigation botch1 verbbotch2 noun botchbotch2 (also ˈbotch-up British English) noun [countable] especially British English informal Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Kyoto was a botch from the start, and it was inevitable it would come unstuck. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► made ... botch of  I’ve just made an awful botch of my translation. ► botch job  The whole thing was a botch job. a piece of work, a job etc that has been badly or carelessly done:  I’ve just made an awful botch of my translation. The whole thing was a botch job.
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