bungling
adjective uk/ˈbʌŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ us/ˈbʌŋ.ɡlɪŋ/
笨拙的;拙劣的
doing something very badly, in a careless or stupid way
What bungling idiot did this? 这是哪个笨蛋白痴干的?
The system is so bungling and bureaucratic that nothing ever gets done. 该系统简直太笨拙,太官僚主义了,所以什么都干不成。
See: bungle
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- One bungling gang of robbers managed to attack the wrong building last week.
- The bungling surgeon was asked to retire, rather than arrested and brought to trial.
- Somehow the bungling referee managed to miss the most obvious penalty of this World Cup.