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. 兩個囚犯手銬在一起時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. …一個笨拙的竊賊。