mishandle sth
及物动词，后面直接跟被搬弄或处理的事物，中间不加介词。
He mishandled the antique vase and chipped its rim.
他粗暴地摆弄那只古董花瓶，把瓶口磕掉了一块。
处理不当；应对失当
mishandling — present participle of mishandle
粗暴对待；弄坏；粗暴地操作某物,造成物理损坏。；错误或低效地处理情况；在处理情况时犯错。；虐待；胡乱处理
deal with a situation badly or ineffectively
粗暴地操作某物,造成物理损坏。
To manipulate something roughly, causing physical damage.
错误或低效地处理情况；在处理情况时犯错。
To deal with a situation incorrectly or ineffectively; to make a mistake in handling a situation.
一般现在时
He often mishandles customer complaints.
他经常错误处理客户投诉。
一般过去时
The manager mishandled the situation yesterday.
经理昨天错误地处理了情况。
现在完成时
They have mishandled the project from the start.
他们从一开始就错误地处理了这个项目。
规则动词
The manager mishandled the customer complaint, leading to a public relations disaster.
经理处理客户投诉不当，导致了公关灾难。
用法提示：动词mishandled意为'处理不当'，表示对事情的处理方式错误。
If you mishandle the fragile equipment, it may break.
如果你胡乱处理这些易碎设备，它们可能会损坏。
用法提示：动词mishandle原形，意为'胡乱处理'，暗示不谨慎的操作。
The government was accused of mishandling the economic crisis.
政府被指责在处理经济危机时失当。
用法提示：动名词mishandling意为'处理失当'，强调管理不善。
及物动词，后面直接跟被搬弄或处理的事物，中间不加介词。
He mishandled the antique vase and chipped its rim.
他粗暴地摆弄那只古董花瓶，把瓶口磕掉了一块。
常用被动语态，表示某事被处理得不好；需要点明施动者时用 by 引出。
The customer's complaint was mishandled by the front desk.
前台的员工对这位顾客的投诉处理不当。
so badly that 引出结果从句，强调处理方式极差并造成了具体后果。
The firm mishandled the recall so badly that it lost thousands of customers.
这家公司对召回事件处理得如此糟糕，以至于流失了数千名客户。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager mishandled with the customer's complaint.
正确表达The manager mishandled the customer's complaint.
mishandle 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不加介词 with。学习者常受 deal with、cope with 等短语的影响而多写一个 with；应直接用 mishandle + 宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子They mishandle the shipment last week.
正确表达They mishandled the shipment last week.
句中有明确的过去时间状语 last week，谓语必须用过去式 mishandled。mishandle 是原形，只能用于现在时，或情态动词、不定式之后；汉语动词没有时态变化，因此容易漏掉词尾 -d。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a mishandle of the whole case.
正确表达There was a mishandling of the whole case.
mishandle 只作动词，不能直接当名词使用；要表达“处理不当”这一名词概念，需用动名词 mishandling。汉语中“处理”这类词可兼作名词，学习者因此常把动词原形直接填进名词位置。
两者都含“粗暴对待”，但 manhandle 多指对人用力推搡，mishandle 多指对物操作不当致损。
mismanage 强调对组织、项目等长期管理不善；mishandle 强调对具体事件或物品一次处理不当。
mistreat 的对象只能是人或动物，指不公平或残忍地对待；mishandle 的对象通常是物品或情况，指操作不当或处理错误。
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