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单词 mess-up
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Definition of mess-up in English:

mess-up

noun
  • A muddled or mishandled situation.

    a council mess-up over a hugely expensive contract
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A production mess-up means the song titles aren't listed.
    • The former Mayor thinks the authority should feel very embarrassed about the mess-up.
    • Okay, once again there was a mess-up and a bit of a chapter was missing.
    • People have to understand that there are sometimes mess-ups.
    • We're all worried about our own mess-ups!
    • This has been a mess-up by the police.
    • When your friend is involved with a complete mess-up, it tells you more about your friend that the person they're involved with.
    • A spokesman said the bank had no comment to make on the latest mess-up to have gripped the bank in recent weeks.
    • But now this whole mess-up leaves me with outstanding debts and a hungry family.
    • I do not want to stand around in this Committee wasting time on this kind of mess-up again.
    Synonyms
    muddle, mess, tangle, jumble, entanglement, imbroglio
 
 
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