bungles

英 [ˈbʌŋɡlz]

美 [ˈbʌŋɡlz]

v.  笨拙地做; 失败
n.  搞糟了的事情; 失误
bungle的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （因出错或手脚笨拙）把…搞砸
  If youbunglesomething, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
  1. Two prisoners bungled an escape bid after running either side of a lamp-post while handcuffed.
     两名被手铐铐在一起的囚犯试图逃跑时分别往电灯杆两边跑，结果没逃掉。
  2. ...the FBI's bungled attempt to end the 51 day siege.
     联邦调查局为结束持续51天的围困进行的糟糕尝试
  3. Bungleis also a noun.
     
  4. ...an appalling administrative bungle.
     重大管理失误

双语例句

• If you cannot laugh at the bungles, the journey is simply too painful.
  如果受挫后不懂自嘲，人生道路会十分痛苦。
• Wong walked into a police station and lied about robbing someone, but authorities refused to believe him. He tried pointing a toy gun at a taxi driver, but the cabbie screamed and scared him away. After multiple bungles, Wong finally achieved his goal.
  凌先生去警察局自首、撒谎说自己抢劫了谁谁谁，但没人信；跟着他又拿玩具枪对着一名出租车司机，结果对方尖叫、反而吓跑了他自己。
• He is a fool who bungles constantly.
  他真是个笨蛋，做起事来总是笨手笨脚的。