单词	bungled
释义	bunglebun‧gle /ˈbʌŋɡəl/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbungle Origin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from a Scandinavian language Verb Table VERB TABLE bungle Simple Form Present I, you, we, they bungle he, she, it bungles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they bungled Present perfect I, you, we, they have bungled he, she, it has bungled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had bungled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will bungle Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have bungled Continuous Form Present I am bungling he, she, it is bungling you, we, they are bungling Past I, he, she, it was bungling you, we, they were bungling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been bungling he, she, it has been bungling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been bungling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be bungling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been bungling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Analysts agree that the company bungled its response to the crisis. Officers have bungled a number of recent criminal cases. The plan seemed simple enough, but the CIA managed to bungle the operation. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Attempts to catch the elusive Sirven have undoubtedly been bungled. Birns blames much of the conjecture and confusion on the bungling of government investigators. Call it another case of bureaucratic bungling. He nearly bungled a punt in the first half. Joint interests could cause you more concern than anything else and you may feel that a partner has bungled matters here. Since returning from his Easter break in Florida he has bungled and backtracked even in his fief, the Senate. The evidence that the television arrangements were bungled is incontrovertible. Too many discharges, bungled grievances, unreturned phone calls. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto do something in a careless or unskilful way► do (something) badly · I think I did pretty badly in the exam today.· They packed the glass and china for us, but they did it very badly and a lot of stuff got broken. ► mess up informal to do something badly because you have made mistakes, often so that you do not get the result you wanted: · I've practiced all week, but I'm still afraid I'll mess up.mess something up: · Don't ask Terry to do it - she'll probably just mess it up.mess up something: · Danny messed up three plays and made us lose the game. ► make a mess of also make a hash of British informal to do something badly and make a lot of mistakes, especially when it is important that you do it well: · Let's be honest. Most people make a mess of handling money.· She picked herself up and started the dance again, determined not to make a hash of it this time.make a complete hash of something: · I made a complete hash of the interview - I don't stand a chance of getting the job. ► screw up informal to spoil something you are trying to do, by making stupid mistakes: · If you screw up too many times, they'll kick you off the team.screw something up: · I was so nervous about the driving test that I screwed the whole thing up.screw up something: · My audition was going really well until I screwed the last part up. ► do a bad job to do something badly, especially a job you have been asked to do: · Most people think the mayor is doing a pretty bad job.do a bad job of doing something: · He did such a bad job of labeling these envelopes I don't think I'll ask for his help again. ► bungle if an organization or someone in authority bungles what they are trying to do, they fail to do it successfully because of stupid or careless mistakes: · The plan seemed simple enough, but the CIA managed to bungle the operation.· Analysts agree that the company bungled its response to the crisis. ► botch/botch up to do something badly, especially a practical job such as making or repairing something, as a result of being too careless or not having enough skill: · They were supposed to fix the roof, but they completely botched the job.botch something up: · We hired someone to fix the computer system, but he botched it up even more.botch up something: · I wouldn't take your car to that garage - they botch up the simplest jobs. ► mismanage if someone who is in charge mismanages a system or planned piece of work, they do it badly because they did not organize and control it properly: · The whole project was seriously mismanaged from the beginning.· Many people accused the government of mismanaging the environment and indirectly causing the flooding. ► fluff informal to do something badly because you are not paying enough attention, especially when it is your turn to do something in a play or in a game: · I was so nervous that I fluffed my lines.· It should have been an easy catch, but he fluffed it. ► not do yourself justice British to do something less well than you could, in an examination, game etc: · My grandfather was very intelligent, but he never did himself justice at school.· There were a couple of good performances, but most of the players didn't really do themselves justice. to fail to do something properly, because you have made stupid mistakes – used especially in news reports:  The whole police operation was bungled.—bungled adjective:  a bungled rescue attempt—bungle noun [countable]—bungler noun [countable]
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