| 单词 | bungler |
| 释义 | bungler (once / 12918 pages) n A bungler is someone who is incompetent and frequently makes mistakes. Bunglers goof things up. To bungle is to make a mess of something, and a bungler is someone who typically screws things up. A thief who always gets caught is a bungler. An actor who constantly forgets lines is a bungler. A politician who makes a lot of gaffes and mistakes is a bungler. If you want a job done right, don't ask a bungler to do it. WORD FAMILYbungler: bunglers+/bungle: bungled, bungler, bungles, bunglesome, bungling/bungling: bunglingly USAGE EXAMPLESThere are plenty of crime movies about comically incompetent bunglers, but the gag starts to wear thin if there's a body count, involved. The Verge(Sep 12, 2016) Deflategate was his defining moment in history, and it firmly established him as a political bungler and a dunce. Washington Post(Jul 19, 2016) It is a ruthlessly competitive field, susceptible to fantasy and correspondingly sensitive to bunglers. The New Yorker(Feb 29, 2016) n someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence Syn|Hyper blunderer, botcher, bumbler, butcher, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler incompetent, incompetent person someone who is not competent to take effective action |
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