botch
英 [bɒtʃ]
美 [bɑtʃ]
- vt. 糟蹋；拙笨地修補；拙劣地拚湊
- vi. 拙笨地修補；弄壞某事物
- n. 難看的補綴；笨拙的修補；笨拙的工作
助記提示
寶氣，又作”寶器“，是南方地區的一種方言，形容某人的語言、行為大失水準，令人大跌眼鏡，或形容人或者事有點神經，愚蠢，帶有貶義。
中文詞源
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. I rather made a botch of that whole thing.
- 我結果把那整件事弄得一團糟。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I hate having builders botch up repairs on my house.
- 我不願意讓維修工人把我的房子弄得一團糟.
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They were victims of a computer botch-up.
- 他們因為計算機水平差而大吃苦頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Her baking was a complete botch.
- 她烤的餅糟糕透了.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. I'm afraid the unexpected accident may botch up the dinner tonight.
- 恐怕這意想不到的事故會把今天的晚宴搞糟.
來自辭典例句