| 词组 | foul up |
| 释义 | foul up 1. foul up sth • foul sth up • foul up informal to do something badly or fail at something, especially by making careless mistakes: ▪ I really fouled up the final exam - there's no way I'll pass the class now. ▪ I don't know why you didn't get the letter. Someone in our office must have fouled up. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑screw up spoken informal, ↑mess up informal foul-up informal n C when someone does something badly or fails at something, especially by making careless mistakes: ▪ Prescott pins the blame firmly on foul-ups made by the previous government. 2. foul up sth • foul sth up informal to completely spoil something such as a plan, a situation, or a relationship: ▪ I hope I haven't fouled up all your plans. ▪ Marrying him was the stupidest thing she'd ever done. It fouled up her entire life. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑mess up informal, ruin 3. foul up sth • foul sth up informal to cause an engine, machine, or system to stop working properly: ▪ Bits of rust in the petrol can foul up the engine. ▪ They had problems with the new software, and this fouled up the whole computer system. foul-up informal n C when an engine, machine, or system stops working properly: ▪ delays caused by computer foul-ups |
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