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单词 mess something up
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to spoil something, or do something badly
If I messed it up, I would probably be fired.
Synonyms
botch
It's a silly idea, and he has botched it.
bungle
Two prisoners bungled an escape bid last night
make a hash of (informal)
make a nonsense of
make a pig's ear of (informal)
cock something up (British, slang)
fuck something up (offensive, taboo, slang)
muck something up (British, slang)
At the 13th hole, I mucked it up.
muddle something up
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to make untidy or dirty
I hope they haven't messed up your house.
Synonyms
dirty
He was afraid the dog's hairs might dirty the seats.
foul
sea grass fouled with black tar
litter
Glass from broken bottles litters the pavement.
pollute
beaches polluted by sewage pumped into the sea
clutter
I don't want to clutter the room up with too much junk.
besmirch
disarrange
befoul
dishevel
See mess

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bungle
Definition
to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness or incompetence
Two prisoners bungled an escape bid last night
Synonyms
mess up,
blow (slang),
ruin,
spoil,
blunder,
fudge,
screw up (informal),
botch,
cock up (British, slang),
fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang),
miscalculate,
make a mess of,
mismanage,
muff,
foul up,
make a nonsense of (informal),
bodge (informal),
make a pig's ear of (informal),
flub (US, slang),
crool or cruel (Australian, slang),
louse up (slang)
in the sense of clutter
Definition
to scatter objects about (a place) in an untidy manner
I don't want to clutter the room up with too much junk.
Synonyms
litter,
scatter,
strew,
mess up
in the sense of foul
Definition
to make dirty or polluted
sea grass fouled with black tar
Synonyms
dirty,
soil,
stain,
contaminate,
smear,
pollute,
taint,
sully,
defile,
besmirch,
smirch,
begrime,
besmear

Nearby words of
mess something up

  • mesmerize
  • mess
  • mess about or around
  • mess something up
  • mess with something or someone
  • message
  • messenger

Synonyms of 'mess something up'

mess something up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of litter
Definition
to strew with litter
Glass from broken bottles litters the pavement.
Synonyms
clutter,
mess up,
clutter up,
be scattered about,
disorder,
disarrange,
derange,
muss (US, Canadian)
in the sense of muck something up
Definition
to ruin, spoil, or do very badly
At the 13th hole, I mucked it up.
Synonyms
ruin,
bungle,
botch,
make a mess of,
blow (slang),
mar,
spoil,
muff,
make a nonsense of,
bodge (informal),
make a pig's ear of (informal),
flub (US, slang),
make a muck of (slang),
mess something up,
screw something up (informal),
cock something up (British, slang),
fuck something up (offensive, taboo, slang),
crool or cruel (Australian, slang)
in the sense of pollute
Definition
to contaminate with poisonous or harmful substances
beaches polluted by sewage pumped into the sea
Synonyms
contaminate,
dirty,
mar,
poison,
soil,
foul,
infect,
spoil,
stain,
taint,
adulterate,
make filthy,
smirch,
befoul
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