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

• In an effort to put an end to the mix-up, the Swedish and Swiss consulates in Shanghai have launched a competition on the Swedish Consulate website, asking Chinese people to come up with funny ways to help differentiate the two countries.
  为避免混淆，瑞典和瑞士的驻上海领事馆在瑞典使馆的网站上发起了一项比赛邀请中国人想出有趣的办法来区分这两个国家。
• Materials handling procedures should prevent mix-up between irradiated and non-irradiated materials.
  物料处理规程应能防止已辐射品与未辐射品的混淆。
• 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 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。
• When several package lines are in operation at the same time, segregation or other measures shall be adopted to prevent contamination or mix-up;
  有数条包装线同时进行包装时，应采取隔离或其它有效防止污染或混淆的设施；
• One lucky fan in Maryland got the book Tuesday after a mix-up at an online retailer.
  一个在马里兰州的幸运的波特迷在一个网络书商弄混淆后周二就获得了一本。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm sorry about the mix-up over the tapes.
  很遗憾，录音带不清楚。