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

• 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。
• So assuming that there was no big baby mix-up at the hospital.
  那么假设医院没有把孩子弄混。
• Because I guess there was some kind of mix-up.
  我想起中肯定有什么失误。
• The mix-up was soon rectified and embarrassed tour operators booked them on flights to the other side of the world.
  这阴错阳差很快的获得改正，尴尬的旅行社人员为他们订了飞往世界彼端的班机。
• Examples include: food found to contain botulinum toxin, food with undeclared allergens, a label mix-up on a lifesaving drug, or a defective artificial heart valve.
  例如：含有肉毒杆菌毒素的食品，含有未申报的过敏原的食物，抢救用药标签混乱，或有缺陷的人工心脏瓣膜。
• 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。
• We're very sorry about the mix-up on our part.
  我们很抱歉我们工作上的失误。
• 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。
• 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。
• The hospital blamed the mix-up on a clerical error.
  医院方面将这一混乱归咎于一处笔误。