mess up

英 [mes ʌp]

美 [mes ʌp]

搞砸; 弄糟; 弄脏; 弄乱; 干扰; 搅乱; 使不得安宁

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 搞砸;弄糟
If youmesssomethingupor if youmess up, you cause something to fail or be spoiled.
1. When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price...
  政客们把事情搞砸的时候，埋单的是老百姓。
2. He had messed up one career...
  他把一份工作弄砸了。
3. If I messed up, I would probably be fired.
  要是我搞砸了，很可能会被炒鱿鱼。
PHRASAL VERB 弄脏;弄乱
If youmess upa place or a thing, you make it untidy or dirty.
1. I hope they haven't messed up your video tapes.
  我希望他们没把您的录像带弄乱。
PHRASAL VERB 干扰;搅乱;使不得安宁
If somethingmessessomeoneup, it causes them to be very confused or worried, or to have psychological problems.
1. That really messed them up, especially the boys.
  那件事真把他们搅得天翻地覆，男孩子们尤受其害。

verb

make a mess of or create disorder in
1. He messed up his room
Synonym:mess
disturb the smoothness of
1. ruffle the surface of the water
Synonym:ruffleruffle uprumple
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
1. I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
2. the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Synonym:botchbodgebumblefumblebotch upmuffblowflubscrew upball upspoilmuck upbunglefluffbollixbollix upbollocksbollocks upbobblemishandlelouse upfoul upfuck up