bungling

柯林斯詞典

bungle /?b??ɡ?l/ (bungling,bungled,bungles)

• 1. V-T If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy. 搞砸

  Two prisoners bungled an escape bid after running either side of a lamppost while handcuffed. 兩個囚犯手銬在一起時卻分別往燈柱兩邊跑，結(jié)果沒跑成。

• 2. N-COUNT Bungle is also a noun. 辦砸的事

  ...an appalling administrative bungle. …一次令人震驚的管理失誤。

• 3. bunglingADJ 笨拙的

  ...a bungling burglar. …一個笨拙的竊賊。

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