Word · Frequency #23903
bungle
失误；差错；笨拙的错误
A botched or incompetently handled action or situation; a blunder.
- 1.
A botched or incompetently handled action or situation; a blunder.
处理不当或无能的行为或情况；失误
- 2.
an embarrassing mistake
令人尴尬的错误
处理不当或无能的行为或情况；失误；令人尴尬的错误；粗劣；失误；笨拙
In use
The software launch was a complete bungle that cost the company millions.
He made several bungles during the presentation, mixing up the slides and data.
The government's handling of the crisis was a diplomatic bungle that drew international criticism.
make a bungle
The company made a bungle in its product launch.
公司在产品发布上犯了一个令人尴尬的错误。
a bungle in [noun/gerund]
There was a bungle in the calculation of the budget.
预算计算中出现了错误。
a bungle by [someone]
Connections
Collocations
- complete bungle
- 彻底的失误
- The rescue operation was a complete bungle from start to finish.救援行动从头到尾都是一场彻底的失误。
- government bungle
- 政府失误
- The new tax system was a government bungle that cost millions.新税收制度是一次让政府损失数百万的失误。
- police bungle
- 警方失误
- The investigation was another police bungle that allowed the suspect to escape.这次调查再次出现警方失误，让嫌疑人逃走了。
- security bungle
- 安保失误
- A security bungle at the stadium let unauthorized people into the VIP area.体育场的一次安保失误让未经授权的人进入了贵宾区。
- series of bungles
- 一连串失误
- The project failed after a series of bungles.在一连串失误之后，这个项目失败了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：bungle 开头像 bun（圆面包），想象端出烤焦的面包——这就是一次 bungle，尴尬的失误。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：News reports about institutional or governmental failures、Everyday descriptions of a task that was handled badly 该名词用法通常语气中性，比较常见于新闻报道、机构检讨或日常叙述中，指因处理不当而造成的失误或尴尬错误；口语中也可以说，但不如动词形式常用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与a连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 bungle /ˈbʌŋɡəl/ 真正押韵的只有 jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/（重读元音 /ʌ/ 及之后的部分完全一致）。拼写相似的词如 single /ˈsɪŋɡəl/、mingle /ˈmɪŋɡəl/ 读 /ɪ/，tangle /ˈtæŋɡəl/、jangle /ˈdʒæŋɡəl/ 读 /æ/，发音不同；fumble /ˈfʌmbəl/ 虽重读元音为 /ʌ/，但中间辅音是 /mb/ 而非 /ŋɡ/，也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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