mess-up

mess-up

n something muddled; something that has gone wrong

Thesaurus

Noun

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mess-up - something badly botched or muddled balls-up, ballup, cockuperror, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

mess

(mes) noun a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle. This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet. 混亂 混乱 verb (with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with. She's always messing with the television set. 亂弄，胡搞 摆弄ˈmessy adjective dirty. a messy job. 髒亂的，棘手討厭的 肮脏的，难以处理的，令人厌烦的 ˈmessily adverb 髒亂地 杂乱地ˈmessiness noun 髒亂 混乱ˈmess-up noun a muddle or state of confusion. There has been a mess-up in the timetable. 混亂 混乱make a mess of1. to make dirty, untidy or confused. The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden. 弄髒，弄亂，擾亂 把...搞乱，扰乱，弄乱 2. to do badly. He made a mess of his essay. 弄糟 把...弄糟3. to spoil or ruin (eg one's life). He made a mess of his life by drinking too much. 毀掉 毁掉mess about/around1. to behave in a foolish or annoying way. The children were shouting and messing about. 胡鬧 瞎捣乱2. to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess. I love messing about in the kitchen. 混日子，閒來無事東搞西搞 混日子3. (with with) to meddle or interfere with. Who's been messing about with my papers? 干涉 干涉4. to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion. The wind messed her hair about. 弄亂，擾亂 弄乱，搞乱 mess up to spoil; to make a mess of. Don't mess the room up! 弄亂 搞乱