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

• When several package lines are in operation at the same time, segregation or other measures shall be adopted to prevent contamination or mix-up;
  有数条包装线同时进行包装时，应采取隔离或其它有效防止污染或混淆的设施；
• 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。
• The mix-up is all because of a mistranslation in his interview with a major British football magazine.
  这种混乱源于他接受一家英国足球杂志采访时一句不准确的翻译。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think there's been some kind of mix-up.
  我觉得有一点误会。
• We're very sorry about the mix-up on our part.
  我们很抱歉我们工作上的失误。
• 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。
• I'm sorry about the mix-up over the tapes.
  很遗憾，录音带不清楚。
• 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。