单词 | screw something up |
释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to twist out of shape or distort She screwed up her eyes. Synonyms contort His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics. contract As we move our bodies, our muscles contract and relax. wrinkle He noticed a wrinkle in the material. knot He knotted the bandanna around his neck. knit They knitted their brows and started to grumble. distort Make sure the image isn't distorted by lumps and bumps. crumple She sat down carefully, so as not to crumple her skirt. pucker She puckered her lips at the sour taste of lemon. 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to mishandle or spoil (something) Get out. Haven't you screwed things up enough already? Synonyms bungle Two prisoners bungled an escape bid last night botch It's a silly idea, and he has botched it. mess up spoil It is important not to let mistakes spoil your life. queer (informal) He was trying to queer my pitch. cock up (British, slang) mishandle The judge said the police had mishandled the siege. fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang) make a mess of (slang) mismanage Three-quarters of those surveyed thought the President had mismanaged the economy. make a hash of (informal) make a nonsense of bodge (informal) flub (US, slang) louse up (slang) crool or cruel (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsin the sense of botch Definition to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude It's a silly idea, and he has botched it. Synonyms spoil, mar, bungle, fumble, screw up (informal), mess up, cock up (British, slang), balls up (taboo, slang), fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang), mismanage, muff, make a nonsense of (informal), bodge (informal), make a pig's ear of (informal), flub (US, slang), crool or cruel (Australian, slang) in the sense of contract Definition to draw (muscles) together or (of muscles) to be drawn together As we move our bodies, our muscles contract and relax. Synonyms tighten, narrow, knit, purse, shorten, pucker, wrinklein the sense of crumple Definition to crush or become crushed into untidy wrinkles or creases She sat down carefully, so as not to crumple her skirt. Synonyms crease, wrinkle, rumple, ruffle, puckerNearby words of |
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