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

• 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。
• Due to a police mix-up, the robber go free and the victim is jailed.
  由於警察搞混了，小偷逃逸而受害者却入狱了。
• Tuesday's news report of an another baby mix-up case sadly lent topicality to last night's TV drama on a similar subject.
  星期二新闻报道的另一宗搞错婴儿的案例令人遗憾地使昨晚播出的类似题材的电视剧成为时事性话题。
• I'm sure it was just some sort of mix-up.
  我相信这只不过是一次失误。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Of course I believe you, dan. it's got to be some kind of mix-up.
  我当然相信你，丹。这肯定是被搞混了。