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

• There's been an awful mix-up over the dates!
  日期问题乱得无以复加！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm sure it was just some sort of mix-up.
  我相信这只不过是一次失误。
• Because I guess there was some kind of mix-up.
  我想起中肯定有什么失误。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think there's been some kind of mix-up.
  我觉得有一点误会。