botch

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

botch [botch botches botched botching] verb, noun BrE [bɒtʃ] NAmE [bɑːtʃ]
verb ~ sth (up) (informal)
to spoil sth by doing it badly
•He completely botched up the interview.
•The work they did on the house was a botched job.
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Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘repair’ but originally not implying clumsiness): of unknown origin.
 
noun (also ˈbotch-up) (BrE, informal)
a piece of work or a job that has been done badly
•I've made a real botch of the decorating.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘repair’ but originally not implying clumsiness): of unknown origin.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up