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儒琴今日英语单词 Word of the Day
bungle
verb [ T ]/ˈbʌŋ.ɡəl/
to do something wrong, in a careless or stupid way
弄糟；（笨手笨脚地）把…搞砸
Trump defends bungled handling of coronavirus with falsehoods and dubious claims. (Washington Post)
fumble
verb /ˈfʌm.bəl/
to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands;to have difficulty saying or thinking of suitable words
笨手笨脚地做；（尤指）摸索，乱摸; 找不到合适的词表达；搜肠刮肚
President Trump said in an interview aired Sunday that the rising number of U.S. deaths from the coronavirus “is what it is,” defended his fumbled management of the pandemic with a barrage of dubious and false claims, and revealed his lack of understanding about the fundamental science of how the virus spreads and infects people. (Washington Post)
rattled
adjective informal
worried or nervous
担忧的；紧张的
Making one of his biggest media appearances in months — an hour-long, sit-down interview with “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace — Trump was visibly rattled and at times hostile as he struggled to answer for his administration’s failure to contain the coronavirus, which has claimed more than 137,000 lives in the United States. (Washington Post)
