mix-up

mix-up

also mix·up (mĭks′ŭp′)n.1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle: a bureaucratic mix-up.2. Informal A fight or melee.

mix-up

n 1. a confused condition or situation 2. informal a fight vb (tr, adverb) 3. to make into a mixture: to mix up ingredients. 4. to confuse or confound: Tom mixes John up with Bill. 5. (often passive) to put (someone) into a state of confusion: I'm all mixed up. 6. (foll by: in or with; usually passive) to involve (in an activity or group, esp one that is illegal): why did you get mixed up in that drugs racket?. 7. mix it up informal US and Canadian to fight

mix-up

(ˈmɪksˌʌp)

n. 1. a state of confusion. 2. a fight. [1835–45]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mix-up - a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"confusionerror, 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"

mix-up

noun confusion, mistake, misunderstanding, mess, tangle, muddle, jumble, fankle (Scot.) a mix-up over travel arrangements

mix-up

also mixup
nounA lack of order or regular arrangement:chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble.Slang: snafu.

Translations

mix

(miks) verb1. to put or blend together to form one mass. She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint. 混合 混合2. to prepare or make by doing this. She mixed the cement in a bucket. 調製 搀和3. to go together or blend successfully to form one mass. Oil and water don't mix. 溶合 溶合4. to go together socially. People of different races were mixing together happily. 相處融洽 平安相处 noun1. the result of mixing things or people together. London has an interesting racial mix. 混合，不同民族混雜一起 混合2. a collection of ingredients used to make something. (a) cake-mix. 混合材料 混合配料mixed adjective1. consisting of different kinds. I have mixed feelings about leaving home; mixed races; a mixed population. 混合的 混合的2. done, used etc by people of different sexes. mixed tennis. 男女混合的 男女混合的ˈmixer noun a person or thing that mixes; a thing which is used for mixing. an electric food-mixer. 調音員，攪拌器 调音师，搅拌器，混频器 mixture (ˈmikstʃə) noun1. the result of mixing things or people together. a mixture of eggs, flour and milk. 混合物 混合物2. a number of things mixed together and used for a given purpose. The doctor gave the baby some cough mixture. 混合劑 混合剂3. the act of mixing. 混合 混合ˈmix-up noun a confused situation etc. a mix-up over the concert tickets. 混亂 搞混be mixed up (in, *with) to be involved. He was mixed up in that burglary / with some drug-takers. 與某事有牽連 与某事有牵连mix up1. to blend together. I need to mix up another tin of paint. 拌和 拌和2. to confuse or muddle. I'm always mixing the twins up. 混淆，弄亂 混淆3. to confuse or upset. You've mixed me up completely with all this information. 弄糊塗，打亂 搞糊涂

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