flub sth
及物用法，后面直接跟被弄糟的事情，如台词、机会、考试等，不加介词。
She flubbed her lines in the second act.
她在第二幕说错了台词。
搞糟；破坏；搞坏；瞎搞；犯错误
搞糟；破坏
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
一般现在时
He often flubs his lines in rehearsals.
他经常在排练中搞错台词。
一般过去时
She flubbed the presentation last week.
她上周把演讲搞砸了。
现在完成时
I have flubbed several attempts already.
我已经搞砸了好几次尝试。
规则动词，过去式加-ed并双写b
I flubbed my lines during the school play and the audience laughed.
我在学校演出中念错了台词，观众都笑了。
用法提示：flub作动词，表示‘弄糟，搞坏’，此处指念错台词导致表演失败。
She flubbed the presentation by forgetting the key points.
她因忘记关键点而把演示搞砸了。
用法提示：flub作动词，表示‘弄糟’，此处指忘记要点导致演讲失败。
He always flubs simple recipes by adding too much salt.
他总是在简单的菜谱上犯错，加太多盐。
用法提示：flub作动词，表示‘犯错误’，此处指在烹饪中加盐过量导致失败。
及物用法，后面直接跟被弄糟的事情，如台词、机会、考试等，不加介词。
She flubbed her lines in the second act.
她在第二幕说错了台词。
用代词 it 回指上文提到的事，口语中很常见，语气比 fail 更随意。
He had one easy question and flubbed it.
他本来有一道简单题，却搞砸了。
用于被动结构，强调某事被弄糟，动作执行者用 by 引出，常可省略。
The final scene was flubbed by a nervous actor.
最后一幕被一个紧张的演员搞砸了。
grammar · medium
易错句子She flubbed in the interview.
正确表达She flubbed the interview.
flub 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词 in；说“搞砸面试”要用 flub the interview。
grammar · medium
易错句子He flubed his lines.
正确表达He flubbed his lines.
flub 以单个辅音字母 b 结尾且重读，构成过去式时须双写 b 再加 -ed，所以正确形式是 flubbed，不是 flubed。
grammar · medium
易错句子They flubs their lines every time.
正确表达They flub their lines every time.
主语 they 是复数，一般现在时谓语用动词原形 flub；flubs 只能用于第三人称单数主语（如 he/she/it）。
fluff 多指演出、背诵或播报时因紧张而出现的小口误，常与 lines、speech 等搭配；flub 更通用，任何把事情弄糟都可用，语气更口语化、更偏美式。
botch 强调因技术笨拙把修理、制作或手术等具体活儿弄坏，后果往往难以挽回；flub 侧重失误本身，程度可轻可重，常用于表演、考试、发言等场合。
bungle 常指因计划不周、管理无能而让行动、谈判、调查等较大规模的事失败；flub 多为个人一时的小失误，规模小、更口语。
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