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BNC: 33338 COCA: 17866

botch

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 botch /ˈbɑːtʃ/ verb
botches; botched; botching
1 botch
/ˈbɑːtʃ/
verb
botches; botched; botching
Learner's definition of BOTCH
[+ object]
: to do (something) badly : to ruin (something) because of carelessness or a lack of skill(因粗心或缺乏技巧)弄糟(某事)
sometimes + up
2 botch /ˈbɑːtʃ/ noun
plural botches
2 botch
/ˈbɑːtʃ/
noun
plural botches
Learner's definition of BOTCH
[count]
: a bad job : a poorly done piece of work拙劣的工作;粗制滥造的活儿
BNC: 33338 COCA: 17866

botch

1 of 3

noun (1)

: an inflammatory sore

botch

2 of 3

verb

botched; botching; botches

transitive verb

1
: to foul up hopelessly
often used with up
2
: to put together in a makeshift way
botcher noun

botch

3 of 3

noun (2)

1
: something that is botched : mess
2
botchy adjective

Example Sentences

Verb The store botched the order—I received only half the books I paid for. They clearly botched the investigation.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English boche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia boss

Verb

Middle English bocchen

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of botch was in the 14th century
BNC: 33338 COCA: 17866

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