bungle
blunder
botch
cock up【导航词义:搞砸】
bungle v. 搞砸
〔辨析〕指因犯愚蠢的错误而将某事搞糟,尤用于新闻报道。
〔例证〕
Police totally bungled the investigation.
警察把调查完全搞砸了。
The ambush attempt was completely bungled.
这次伏击行动被彻底搞砸了。
blunder v. 犯错,出纰漏
〔辨析〕指因粗心或愚蠢犯下较大的过错。
〔例证〕
Government agents had blundered again and arrested the wrong man.
政府特工又犯下大错,抓错了人。
The father blundered badly when he gave up that job.
那位父亲犯了一个愚蠢的错误,就是他放弃了那份工作。
botch v. 〈非正式〉把…做得拙劣
〔辨析〕指因为不经心或缺少技术而把某事物搞糟,也常用作 botch up。
〔例证〕
He tried to repair the door, but he really botched it up.
他试图修理房门,可是他一修更糟了。
She botched the dinner and the whole family had to eat out.
她把晚饭做坏了,全家只得出去吃。
cock up phr.v. 〈英,非正式〉把…搞砸,弄糟
〔辨析〕属于较粗鲁的说法,指将某事愚蠢地搞砸,因而难以收拾。
〔例证〕
The travel agent completely cocked up his arrangements for the summer vacation.
旅行社把他暑假的安排搞得一塌糊涂。