bungle

1. V-T If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy. 搞砸

Two prisoners bungled an escape bid after running either side of a lamppost while handcuffed. 兩個(gè)囚犯手銬在一起時(shí)卻分別往燈柱兩邊跑，結(jié)果沒跑成。

2. N-COUNT Bungle is also a noun. 辦砸的事

...an appalling administrative bungle. …一次令人震驚的琯理失誤。

3. bunglingADJ 笨拙的

...a bungling burglar. …一個(gè)笨拙的竊賊。