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词组 screw up
释义
Idiom
screw someone or something up
Theme: TROUBLE
to cause trouble for someone or something. (Slang.)
Your advice about making a lot of money really screwed me up. Now I'm broke.Your efforts screwed up the entire project.

Slang
screw up
Theme: ERROR
in. to mess up.
I hope I don't screw up this time.The waiter screwed up again.
Idiom
screw upscrew up (something)
to spoil or damage something.
You couldn't screw up much worse than I did.Somehow the lawyer screwed up my appointment again.This is detailed work, and people screw it up once in a while.

Phr V
screw up
screws, screwing, screwed
screw up sth or screw sth up
to twist and crush paper or material with your hands
He screwed up the letter and threw it in the bin.
to make your eyes narrower, or to twist your face into a different shape, often in order to show an emotion
She screwed up her eyes because the light was so bright.He screwed up his face in disgust at the terrible smell.
screw up (sth) or screw (sth) up
informal to make a mistake, or to damage or spoil something
If you screw up again, you'll be in trouble!I really screwed up my exams last year.Drugs like heroin and cocaine can really screw your body up.
screw-up
noun informal
There's been a real screw-up with our tickets.
Jim? No way! I'm not having that screw-up working on this project.
screw up sb or screw sb up
informal to make someone feel confused or unhappy about themselves and their life
Her parents have screwed her up emotionally.It really screwed him up when his wife left him.
screwed-up
adjective informal
She's a lonely, screwed-up woman.
screw up
verb to bungle; to fail in a task; to perform something poorly US, 1942
phrasescrew up1. screw sb up spoken informal if a bad experience screws you up, it makes you feel unhappy, anxious, and confused for a long period of time: It really screwed her up when her mother died. I used to do a lot of drugs, and they really screwed me up. SIMILAR TO: mess up informal, fuck up tabooscrewed-up adj a screwed-up rich kid who got himself expelled from boarding school The guy's really screwed-up. He had a terrible time when he was a kid.2. screw upscrew up sthscrew sth up spoken informal to make a mistake or to spoil something: Somebody screwed up, and it got delivered to the wrong house. You've really screwed up this time. The boss is furious. How can anyone support a government that's screwing up the economy, as this one is? Why did you let Slater handle the deal? I knew he's screw things up. SIMILAR TO: mess up informal, foul up informalscrew-up n C a mistake that spoils arrangements: There'd been a screw-up in plane reservations.3. screw up your eyes/face, screw your eyes/face up to make your eyes narrower or the muscles in your face tighter: Miss Jarman screwed up her face in disgust. "I can't abide that man....there's something devious about him." He rested his arms on the railing and looked out over Central Park, his eyes screwed up against the sun.4. screw up sthscrew sth up BrE if you screw up a piece of paper, you twist and crush it with your hands making it into a small round shape: Vida screwed up the letter and threw it into the trash. SIMILAR TO: crumple up

screw up

1. verb To make a big mistake or blunder; to mishandle or ruin something. I'm sorry, I really screwed up. Please forgive me! Wow, it looks like they really screwed up this time.
2. verb To ruin, damage, or mishandle something, especially inadvertently. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "screw" and "up." I can't believe you screwed that deal up! I screwed up my computer somehow—could you come take a look at it?
3. verb To damage or confuse someone's emotional or mental state. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "screw" and "up." Living with abusive parents really screwed him up. The divorce screwed me up for a long time.
4. verb To interfere with someone or their ability to do something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "screw" and "up." I have to concentrate while I do this, so please don't talk and screw me up!
5. noun A huge mistake, blunder, or mishandling. In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated or spelled as one word. Another screwup like that and you're fired! I don't care whose screw-up it was—just fix it!
6. noun A person who is prone to making big mistakes or blunders; someone who can't get anything right. In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated or spelled as one word. The way I see it, if you treat someone like a screwup their entire life, they're going to eventually become one. I can't believe he married such a screw-up like that.

screw someone or something up

Inf. to interfere with someone or something; to mess up someone or something. Try again and don't screw it up this time. You really screwed up my brother by not being on time.

screw someone up

Inf. to confuse someone mentally. Please don't screw me up again! You screwed up my train of thought.

screw something up

to attach something to a higher place by the use of screws. The bracket holding the shelf up has come loose. Will you please screw it up again? Please screw up this loose bracket.

screw up

 
1. Inf. to mess up. I hope I don't screw up this time. The waiter screwed up again.
2. Inf. a mess; a blunder; utter confusion. (Usually Screw-up.) This is the chef's screw-up, not mine. One more screw-up like that and you're fired.

screwed up

Inf. ruined; messed up. This is a really screwed up schedule. Let's start over again. Your schedule is completely screwed up.

screw up

1. Muster or summon up; see pluck up one's courage.
2. Make a mess of an undertaking; also, make a mistake, as in I really screwed up this report, or She said she was sorry, admitting that she had screwed up. Some authorities believe this usage is a euphemism for fuck up. [Slang; c. 1940]
3. Injure, damage, as in I screwed up my back lifting all those heavy books. [Slang]
4. Make neurotic or anxious, as in Her family really screwed her up, but her therapist has helped her a lot. [Slang; mid-1900s]

screw up

v. Slang
1. To make a mistake; blunder: I screwed up and delivered the package to the wrong address.
2. To injure, damage, or interfere negatively with something: Lifting those boxes really screwed up my back. I gave them detailed instructions, but they still screwed the project up.
3. To make someone neurotic or mentally disturbed: War can really screw up the survivors. Prison really screwed him up. She was screwed up by her parents' divorce.
4. To twist or deform something: The jester screwed up his face and gave a mocking reply. She screwed her eyes up and tried to read the sign.
5. To muster or summon up something: I screwed up my courage and went out on the stage.

screw someone or something up

tv. to interfere with someone or something; to mess up someone or something. Try again and don’t screw it up this time.

screw up

1. in. to mess up. The waiter screwed up again.
2. n. a mess; a blunder; utter confusion. (see also screwed up.) This is the chef’s screw-up, not mine.

screwed up

mod. ruined; messed up. This is a really screwed up schedule. Let’s start over again.

screw up, to

To botch, to make a mess of; to make an error. This slangy expression, which some think is a euphemism for the much ruder to fuck up, dates from the 1940s, the period of World War II, and may well have originated in the armed forces. Indeed, the army magazine Yank had it on December 23, 1942, “You screw up on the drill field!You goof off at inspection.” For a synonym from about the same period, see louse up.
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