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单词 mishandle
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Definition of mishandle in English:

mishandle

verb mɪsˈhand(ə)lˌmɪsˈhænd(ə)l
[with object]
  • 1Manage or deal with (something) wrongly or ineffectively.

    错误处理;瞎弄,胡乱管理

    the officer had mishandled the situation

    军官错误处理了这一情况。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He has to stop blaming others and recognise that local councillors badly mishandled this situation.
    • Meanwhile, legislators also criticised the Administration Wing for mishandling the situation.
    • Can we impeach a government for fraudulently mishandling the nations finances?
    • Last week, you were fairly critical of the Australian Sports Commission saying that they had mishandled the drug inquiry and they said you were ill-informed and had been in the loop since day one.
    • But there's even less doubt that it's increasing the stakes for management that mishandles the process.
    • The conservative three-star general was reportedly criticized for mishandling the country's economy and for his lack of knowledge about market economies.
    • What comes across here is that actually many Iranian officials want Iraq to be a stable neighbor, and are worried that the US is mishandling it and that trouble will spread across the border to Iran.
    • While you may not care, you could conceivably be impeached if this situation is mishandled.
    • The Kremlin, which local people accuse of tragically mishandling the siege and its aftermath, was also targeted.
    • During the convention, Democrats will be running a TV ad in 21 states charging the president has mishandled the economy.
    • Predictably, the farmers and the press are blaming the government for mishandling the crisis.
    • When her office mishandled a serious case involving child abuse, she wrote to the child's parents apologising and later met them.
    • They feel the executive is mishandling a situation that has the potential to damage their electoral chances.
    • They mishandled the trust that they were handed in a publicly held corporation with stockholder money, and of course the retirement funds of the very valuable employees.
    • He was quite blunt and critical about the way the authorities had mishandled the situation and gave many thought provoking suggestions as to how this problem could be remedied.
    • The FSA fined four companies for mishandling complaints.
    • Through misplaced moralism, political expediency, or apathy, America is ruinously mishandling the underground economy.
    • Anger at the Tories' role in mishandling the outbreak, as part of their larger mismanagement of services, played its part in the provincial elections at the end of 2003.
    • You accused him of mishandling your trust fund.
    • I found myself in a situation that I'd never even considered, and totally mishandled it.
    Synonyms
    botch, bungle, fluff, fumble, make a mess of
    mismanage, misdirect, misgovern, misconduct, mar, spoil, ruin, mangle, wreck
    informal make a hash of, muff, mess up, muck up, foul up, screw up, bitch up
    British informal make a muck of, make a pig's ear of, make a Horlicks of, cock up
    vulgar slang balls up, fuck up
    bully, persecute, treat badly, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, misuse, knock about/around, hit, beat, strike, manhandle, maul, molest, injure, harm, hurt
    informal beat up, rough up, do over
  • 2Manipulate roughly or carelessly.

    粗暴对待;错误操纵

    the equipment could be dangerous if mishandled

    如果操作不当,此设备可能造成危险。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The defense argued that police mishandled blood drops from the crime scene, making the results of DNA testing unreliable.
    • The main reason they failed most of the time is that players missed shots or mishandled passes.
    • The investigation found five cases of mishandling the sacred book, but no evidence that personnel flushed a copy down a toilet.
    • Another man has been charged with mishandling fireworks.
    • Failures during this period are more likely to occur from a television being dropped or mishandled than from a failure of parts.
    • And there's always the danger that electronic evidence will be overlooked or mishandled, reducing its usefulness in a court case.
    • Those responsible for exploiting and endangering consumers, and mishandling animals, will be tracked down and prosecuted.
    • The big story today has to do with soldiers mishandling terrorists' holy texts at a detention center.
    • His injuries probably result from mishandling explosives.
    • The public has often complained about police personnel mishandling crowds during rallies, protests or strikes.
    • The operative theory right now, is that it was not espionage involved, rather some employee who perhaps mishandled the disks, and then felt like he was going to get in trouble, so he secretly put them back.
    • Despite their sometimes colorful labels, many garden chemicals are highly dangerous if mishandled and have no place in a garden with young children.
    Synonyms
    misuse, abuse, use inexpertly, misapply, handle/treat roughly

Rhymes

candle, Coromandel, dandle, Handel, handle, Randall, sandal, scandal, vandal

Definition of mishandle in US English:

mishandle

verbˌmɪsˈhænd(ə)lˌmisˈhand(ə)l
[with object]
  • 1Manage or deal with (something) wrongly or ineffectively.

    错误处理;瞎弄,胡乱管理

    the officer had mishandled the situation

    军官错误处理了这一情况。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Predictably, the farmers and the press are blaming the government for mishandling the crisis.
    • They mishandled the trust that they were handed in a publicly held corporation with stockholder money, and of course the retirement funds of the very valuable employees.
    • He was quite blunt and critical about the way the authorities had mishandled the situation and gave many thought provoking suggestions as to how this problem could be remedied.
    • The FSA fined four companies for mishandling complaints.
    • What comes across here is that actually many Iranian officials want Iraq to be a stable neighbor, and are worried that the US is mishandling it and that trouble will spread across the border to Iran.
    • But there's even less doubt that it's increasing the stakes for management that mishandles the process.
    • Through misplaced moralism, political expediency, or apathy, America is ruinously mishandling the underground economy.
    • The Kremlin, which local people accuse of tragically mishandling the siege and its aftermath, was also targeted.
    • They feel the executive is mishandling a situation that has the potential to damage their electoral chances.
    • Can we impeach a government for fraudulently mishandling the nations finances?
    • Meanwhile, legislators also criticised the Administration Wing for mishandling the situation.
    • While you may not care, you could conceivably be impeached if this situation is mishandled.
    • I found myself in a situation that I'd never even considered, and totally mishandled it.
    • Anger at the Tories' role in mishandling the outbreak, as part of their larger mismanagement of services, played its part in the provincial elections at the end of 2003.
    • Last week, you were fairly critical of the Australian Sports Commission saying that they had mishandled the drug inquiry and they said you were ill-informed and had been in the loop since day one.
    • During the convention, Democrats will be running a TV ad in 21 states charging the president has mishandled the economy.
    • He has to stop blaming others and recognise that local councillors badly mishandled this situation.
    • The conservative three-star general was reportedly criticized for mishandling the country's economy and for his lack of knowledge about market economies.
    • You accused him of mishandling your trust fund.
    • When her office mishandled a serious case involving child abuse, she wrote to the child's parents apologising and later met them.
    Synonyms
    botch, bungle, fluff, fumble, make a mess of
    bully, persecute, treat badly, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, misuse, knock about, knock around, hit, beat, strike, manhandle, maul, molest, injure, harm, hurt
  • 2Manipulate roughly or carelessly.

    粗暴对待;错误操纵

    the equipment could be dangerous if mishandled

    如果操作不当,此设备可能造成危险。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The public has often complained about police personnel mishandling crowds during rallies, protests or strikes.
    • The defense argued that police mishandled blood drops from the crime scene, making the results of DNA testing unreliable.
    • The investigation found five cases of mishandling the sacred book, but no evidence that personnel flushed a copy down a toilet.
    • His injuries probably result from mishandling explosives.
    • Despite their sometimes colorful labels, many garden chemicals are highly dangerous if mishandled and have no place in a garden with young children.
    • The main reason they failed most of the time is that players missed shots or mishandled passes.
    • The big story today has to do with soldiers mishandling terrorists' holy texts at a detention center.
    • And there's always the danger that electronic evidence will be overlooked or mishandled, reducing its usefulness in a court case.
    • Those responsible for exploiting and endangering consumers, and mishandling animals, will be tracked down and prosecuted.
    • Failures during this period are more likely to occur from a television being dropped or mishandled than from a failure of parts.
    • The operative theory right now, is that it was not espionage involved, rather some employee who perhaps mishandled the disks, and then felt like he was going to get in trouble, so he secretly put them back.
    • Another man has been charged with mishandling fireworks.
    Synonyms
    misuse, abuse, use inexpertly, misapply, handle roughly, treat roughly
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