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bungling + noun
He made a bungling attempt to fix the sink.
他笨手笨脚地试图修理水槽。
笨手笨脚的；手不灵巧的
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笨手笨脚的；手不灵巧的
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
He made a bungling attempt to fix the sink.
他笨手笨脚地试图修理水槽。
缺乏身体运动技能的,尤指手部动作不灵巧的；笨拙的
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; ; ; ; - Mary H. Vorse
显得缺乏技巧或能力的；笨拙的
showing lack of skill or aptitude
The bungling waiter spilled soup on the customer's lap.
那个笨拙的服务员把汤洒在了顾客的腿上。
His bungling attempt to fix the leak only made it worse.
他笨手笨脚地试图修理漏水，结果反而更糟了。
The bungling mechanic misdiagnosed the engine problem.
那位粗劣的技工错误地诊断了发动机问题。
He made a bungling attempt to fix the sink.
他笨手笨脚地试图修理水槽。
The mechanic was bungling and caused more damage.
那个技工笨手笨脚，造成了更多损坏。
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He is a bungle worker.
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He is a bungling worker.
“bungle”是动词或名词，而描述人笨拙应用形容词“bungling”。
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The bungled assistant made many mistakes.
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The bungling assistant made many mistakes.
“bungled”表示结果拙劣，修饰人应用“bungling”表示动作笨拙。
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常用于描述人的行为或表现，如 a bungling attempt
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