| 单词 | mishandle |
| 释义 | mishandle (once / 11365 pages) v When you mishandle something, you make a mess of it. For example, a teacher who mishandles a classroom loses control of his students. An entrepreneur who mishandles an important meeting at her bank might have lost an opportunity to borrow money for her business, and a dog trainer who mishandles an aggressive dog might end up getting bitten. When you handle something, you deal with it, and when you add the Old English prefix mis-, it means that you've dealt with it in a "wrong" or "bad" way. WORD FAMILYmishandle: mishandled, mishandles, mishandling+/handle: handled, handleless, handler, handles, handling, mishandle/handler: handlers/handling: handlings USAGE EXAMPLESHe also accused the state Department of Children and Families of mishandling its child abuse investigation. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) Thousands of people from the affected region accuse the government of mishandling the disaster and the payment of compensation. Reuters(Dec 24, 2016) Before Mr. Comey said that, it was believed that the F.B.I. was focusing primarily on the potential mishandling of classified information, a misdemeanor. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1v manage badly or incompetently Syn|Hyper misconduct, mismanage care, deal, handle, manage be in charge of, act on, or dispose of 2v make a mess of, destroy or ruin Syn|Hyper ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fumble, louse up, mess up, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil fail, go wrong, miscarry be unsuccessful |
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