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

• 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。
• Materials handling procedures should prevent mix-up between irradiated and non-irradiated materials.
  物料处理规程应能防止已辐射品与未辐射品的混淆。
• We use working names for each directory, so there is no mix-up.
  我们为每一个目录使用工作名称，这样不会混乱。
• 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。
• Because I guess there was some kind of mix-up.
  我想起中肯定有什么失误。
• I'm sure it was just some sort of mix-up.
  我相信这只不过是一次失误。
• Well there* There seems to be* A little mix-up here.
  嗯看来有什么地方搞错了。
• But he then boarded a flight home in a hugely embarrassing mix-up by the Blues.
  但是之后他立刻登上一部航班回国，令蓝军上下感到非常的困惑和混乱。
• 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。