mix-up

英 [ˈmɪks ʌp]

美 [ˈmɪks ʌp]

n.  混乱; 杂乱

复数：mix-ups　

牛津词典

noun

• 混乱；杂乱
  a situation that is full of confusion, especially because sb has made a mistake
  1. There has been a mix-up over the dates.
     日期完全搅乱了。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （计划上的）失误，差错，失败
  Amix-upis a mistake or a failure in the way that something has been planned.
  1. I'm sure it was just some sort of mix-up.
     我相信这只不过是一次失误。
  2. ...a mix-up over travel arrangements.
     旅行安排上的差错

英英释义

noun

• a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
  1. he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw
  Synonym:confusion

双语例句

• I think there's been some kind of mix-up.
  我觉得有一点误会。
• I apologize for the mix-up. 4 I'll handle the damage control.
  我为这些混乱的情况道歉。我会处理损坏控管的。
• I'm sorry about the mix-up over the tapes.
  很遗憾，录音带不清楚。
• I think there's been a mix-up.
  我认为其中一定有差错。
• Due to some administrative mix-up the letters had not been sent out.
  由于行政工作中忙乱出错，这些信件还未发出。
• Because I guess there was some kind of mix-up.
  我想起中肯定有什么失误。
• There's been an awful mix-up over the dates!
  日期问题乱得无以复加！
• He contrived to make a mix-up of the whole thing.
  他费尽心机，结果反而把事情弄糟了。
• We're very sorry about the mix-up on our part.
  我们很抱歉我们工作上的失误。
• A lone woman motorist waited for six hours for help yesterday because of a name mix-up
  由于名字搞错了，一位独自开车的女子昨天等候救援的时间长达6小时。