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. 两个囚犯手铐在一起时却分别往灯柱两边跑，结果没跑成。

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

...an appalling administrative bungle. …一次令人震惊的管理失误。

3. bunglingADJ 笨拙的

...a bungling burglar. …一个笨拙的窃贼。