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单词 mishandle
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mishandle

(mɪshændəl)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense mishandles, present participle mishandling, past tense, past participle mishandled
verb
If you say that someone has mishandled something, you are critical of them because you think they have dealt with it badly.
[disapproval]
She completely mishandled an important project purely through lack of attention. [VERB noun]
The judge said the police had mishandled the siege. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: mismanage, bungle, botch, mess up [informal] More Synonyms of mishandle
mishandling uncountable noun
...the Government's mishandling of the economy. [+ of]

mishandle in British English

(ˌmɪsˈhændəl)
verb
(transitive)
to handle or treat badly or inefficiently

mishandle in American English

(mɪsˈhændəl)
verb transitiveWord forms: misˈhandled or misˈhandling
to handle badly or roughly; abuse, maltreat, or mismanage

Examples of 'mishandle' in a sentence
mishandle

Appearances matter, which makes the mishandling of this crisis all the worse.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is set on the trial day of the client whose case she allegedly mishandled.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It makes such a refreshing contrast to the way that major building projects are mishandled here.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That might have been enough to ease public concern, but the administration badly mishandled the process.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Her cold mishandling of the case 's aftermath was almost as bad as the lofty mismanagement of her department that led to it.
The Sun (2008)

Chinese translation of 'mishandle'

mishandle

(mɪsˈhændl)

vt

  1. [situation, project] 错(錯)误(誤)处(處)理 (cuòwù chǔlǐ)

Nearby words of
mishandle

  • misfortune
  • misgiving
  • misguided
  • mishandle
  • mishap
  • mishear
  • misinterpret
(verb) 
Definition
to handle or treat badly or inefficiently
The judge said the police had mishandled the siege.
Synonyms
mismanage
Three-quarters of those surveyed thought the President had mismanaged the economy.
bungle
Two prisoners bungled an escape bid last night
botch
It's a silly idea, and he has botched it.
mess up (informal)
screw (up) (informal)
make a mess of
muff
She muffed her opening speech.
make a hash of (informal)
make a nonsense of
bodge (informal)
flub (US, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of botch
Definition
to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude
It's a silly idea, and he has botched it.
Synonyms
spoil,
mar,
bungle,
fumble,
screw up (informal),
mess up,
cock up (British, slang),
balls up (taboo, slang),
fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang),
mismanage,
muff,
make a nonsense of (informal),
bodge (informal),
make a pig's ear of (informal),
flub (US, slang),
crool or cruel (Australian, slang)
in the sense of bungle
Definition
to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness or incompetence
Two prisoners bungled an escape bid last night
Synonyms
mess up,
blow (slang),
ruin,
spoil,
blunder,
fudge,
screw up (informal),
botch,
cock up (British, slang),
fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang),
miscalculate,
make a mess of,
mismanage,
muff,
foul up,
make a nonsense of (informal),
bodge (informal),
make a pig's ear of (informal),
flub (US, slang),
crool or cruel (Australian, slang),
louse up (slang)
in the sense of muff
Definition
to bungle (a shot or catch)
She muffed her opening speech.
Synonyms
botch,
bungle,
fluff (informal),
spoil,
screw up (informal),
mess up,
cock up (British, slang),
fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang),
make a mess of,
mismanage,
make a nonsense of,
bodge (informal),
make a pig's ear of (informal),
flub (US, slang),
make a muck of (informal),
crool or cruel (Australian, slang)

Synonyms of 'mishandle'

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