| 词组 | mess up |
| 释义 | mess up 1. mess up sth • mess sth up informal to spoil something important, especially something that it has taken you a long time to plan or do: ▪ If you make a mistake like that it can easily mess up a whole day's work. ▪ I'm sorry if I messed up all your plans. mess things up (=spoil someone's plans) ▪ If we can't get our passports in time it'll really mess things up for the holiday. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑cock up BrE informal, ↑foul up informal 2. mess sth up • mess up sth informal to make something dirty or untidy: ▪ Don't come in here with those muddy boots. You'll mess up the carpet. be messed up ▪ Her hair was all messed up, as though she'd just gotten out of bed. 3. mess up • mess sth up informal to make a mistake or do something badly: ▪ The hardest thing in the world is to stand up and say, "I messed up and it was my fault." ▪ "How did the exam go?" "Terrible. I think I really messed it up." mess up big time (=make a bad mistake) ▪ When political figures mess up big time like this, they always make the same excuse. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑cock up BrE informal 4. mess sb up • mess up sb informal to upset someone badly or to make them have emotional or mental problems: ▪ She had a lot of problems when she was young, which really messed her up in later years. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑screw up informal messed-up adj someone who is messed-up has serious emotional or mental problems: ▪ When I made the film Midnight Express, I had to play a man who was permanently messed-up. |
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