make a botch of sth
表示把某事做得很糟，常用于口语；sth 可为名词或动名词。
He made a botch of the repairs and had to call a professional.
他把修理活儿做得很糟，只好请了专业人士。
拙劣的工作；愚蠢的错误
botches — plural of botch
拙劣的补丁；补得很糟的地方；杂乱的一堆；大杂烩；疖子；疮；做得很糟糕的行动、工作或任务；被毁坏、缺陷或笨拙的作品；疖子或溃疡的病例或爆发
A task or piece of work done very badly; a clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
做得很糟糕的行动、工作或任务；被毁坏、缺陷或笨拙的作品
An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.
疖子或溃疡的病例或爆发
A case or outbreak of boils or sores.
笨拙地缝补的补丁或衣物上的补丁
A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
非常愚蠢或尴尬的错误
A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
混乱、无序或令人困惑的组合；大杂烩
A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; a conglomeration; hodgepodge.
The repair on the vase was a botch, with glue smeared everywhere.
花瓶的修补是个拙劣的活儿，胶水抹得到处都是。
用法提示：botch 作为名词，表示拙劣的修补或难看的补缀。
His attempt to fix the leak was a complete botch, and water kept dripping.
他试图修补漏水的地方，结果搞得一塌糊涂，水还在滴。
用法提示：botch 作为名词，强调修补结果很差。
The tailor's botch ruined the dress, leaving uneven seams.
裁缝的拙劣修补毁掉了裙子，留下了不匀称的接缝。
用法提示：botch 作为名词，指修补质量低劣。
表示把某事做得很糟，常用于口语；sth 可为名词或动名词。
He made a botch of the repairs and had to call a professional.
他把修理活儿做得很糟，只好请了专业人士。
用于名词前，强调某物做得很差；结构为 a botch of a + 单数名词。
The report was a botch of a summary, full of errors and gaps.
这份报告是一篇拙劣的摘要，满是错误和遗漏。
常与 complete、total 等形容词连用，指彻底失败的事情。
The launch was a complete botch from start to finish.
这次发布从头到尾彻底搞砸了。
grammar · medium
易错句子The whole thing was botch from start to finish.
正确表达The whole thing was a botch from start to finish.
botch 表示“搞砸的事、拙劣的成果”时是可数名词，单数泛指要加不定冠词 a；作主语补足语时不能省略冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She made a botch on the presentation.
正确表达She made a botch of the presentation.
固定搭配 make a botch of sth 表示“把某事搞砸”，介词用 of，不用 on；of 引出被搞砸的对象。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is one of the worst botch I've ever seen.
正确表达This is one of the worst botches I've ever seen.
one of the worst + 复数名词结构要求名词用复数；botch 是可数名词，复数为 botches，加 -es。
botch 是可数名词，指“做砸的事、拙劣的成果”；blotch 指皮肤或物体表面的一块斑痕、污渍，与做得好坏无关。两者拼写和读音接近，但所指完全不同，不能互相替代。
两者都能指“错误”，但侧重点不同：botch 强调把事情做砸的结果，即笨拙的活儿、拙劣的作品，常见搭配 make a botch of sth；blunder 侧重因判断失误或粗心犯下的明显错误，指失误本身，不指做出来的东西。
batch 与 botch 拼写相近、读音只差一个音，但 batch 只表示按批处理或一次做出的一组东西，完全没有“糟糕”的含义，不能用来评价工作质量；要表达“做砸了”只能用 botch。
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