"bungling" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 笨拙的
• 搞砸的

Definition

用來形容行動或人笨拙、經常出錯或處理事情不小心、不得當。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為非正式用詞，批評做事笨拙或常犯錯。常和 'employee'、'attempt' 搭配，如“bungling employee”。比 'incompetent'（無能）語氣輕。

Examples

The bungling waiter spilled soup on the table.

這位**笨拙的**服務員把湯灑在桌子上。

Their bungling of the project caused many problems.

他們對專案的**笨拙處理**引發了許多問題。

A bungling attempt was made to fix the printer.

修理打印機的**笨拙嘗試**失敗了。

After his bungling explanation, no one understood the instructions.

他**笨拙的**解釋後，沒有人懂這個說明。

The team’s bungling cost us the championship.

團隊的**失誤**讓我們失去了冠軍。

I'm tired of his bungling when things get serious.

遇到重要事情時他總是**搗亂**，我已經受夠了。