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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

    • Though most of the food was recalled before it was eaten, the high-tech mix-up increased public skepticism about so-called frankenfoods.
      虽然这些食品在食用前大部分被收回厂,但是这种高科技混合物还是增加了公众对所谓弗兰肯食品的疑虑。
    • In an effort to put an end to the mix-up, the Swedish and Swiss consulates in Shanghai have launched a competition on the Swedish Consulate website, asking Chinese people to come up with funny ways to help differentiate the two countries.
      为避免混淆,瑞典和瑞士的驻上海领事馆在瑞典使馆的网站上发起了一项比赛邀请中国人想出有趣的办法来区分这两个国家。
    • I'm sorry about the mix-up over the tapes.
      很遗憾,录音带不清楚。
    • Australia's Next Top Model's two finalists had already made their winner's and loser's speeches when presenter Sarah Murdoch, daughter-in-law of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, revealed the mix-up.
      全澳超模新秀大赛两名决赛候选人已经分别发表了获胜和落败的讲话,但就在这个时候,主持人萨拉·默多克(传播大亨鲁伯特·默多克的儿媳妇)宣布结果弄错了。
    • One lucky fan in Maryland got the book Tuesday after a mix-up at an online retailer.
      一个在马里兰州的幸运的波特迷在一个网络书商弄混淆后周二就获得了一本。
    • I'm sure it was just some sort of mix-up.
      我相信这只不过是一次失误。
    • We're very sorry about the mix-up on our part.
      我们很抱歉我们工作上的失误。
    • 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。
    • Because I guess there was some kind of mix-up.
      我想起中肯定有什么失误。
    • These things happen and the mix-up could end with police chasing some innocent parent driving their kid home with the wrong backpack.
      那么结果可能是这样:警察最后找到的只是一个拿错了书包的孩子的家长。