bodge

verb

/bɒdʒ/

/bɑːdʒ/

(British English, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bodge	/bɒdʒ/ /bɑːdʒ/
he / she / it bodges	/ˈbɒdʒɪz/ /ˈbɑːdʒɪz/
past simple bodged	/bɒdʒd/ /bɑːdʒd/
past participle bodged	/bɒdʒd/ /bɑːdʒd/
-ing form bodging	/ˈbɒdʒɪŋ/ /ˈbɑːdʒɪŋ/

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bodge something (up/together) to make or repair something in a way that is not as good as it should be粗制滥造；拙劣地修补
- The fence was bodged together from old planks and doors.栅栏是用旧木板和门拼成的。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: alteration of botch.

BNC: 43596 COCA: 0

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