| 单词 | screwup |
| 释义 | screwupor screw-up[ skroo-uhp ] / ˈskruˌʌp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR screwup ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang.a mistake or blunder: The package was delayed through an addressing screwup. a habitual blunderer. Origin of screwup1955–60; Americanism; noun use of verb phrase screw up Words nearby screwupscrew propeller, screw someone out of, screw tap, screw thread, screw-top, screwup, screw up one's courage, screwworm, screwworm fly, screwy, screw you Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for screwupscrew up verb (tr, adverb)to twist out of shape or distort to summon up or call uponto screw up one's courage (also intr) informal to mishandle or make a mess (of) (often passive) informal to cause to become very anxious, confused, or nervoushe is really screwed up about his exams noun screw-upslang something mishandled or done badly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with screwupscrew up Muster or summon up; see pluck up one's courage. Make a mess of an undertaking; also, make a mistake, as in I really screwed up this report, or She said she was sorry, admitting that she had screwed up. Some authorities believe this usage is a euphemism for fuck up. [Slang; c. 1940] Injure, damage, as in I screwed up my back lifting all those heavy books. [Slang] Make neurotic or anxious, as in Her family really screwed her up, but her therapist has helped her a lot. [Slang; mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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