mess up

英 [mes ʌp]

美 [mes ʌp]

搞砸; 弄糟; 弄脏; 弄乱; 干扰; 搅乱; 使不得安宁

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 搞砸;弄糟
If youmesssomethingupor if youmess up, you cause something to fail or be spoiled.
1. When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price...
  政客们把事情搞砸的时候，埋单的是老百姓。
2. He had messed up one career...
  他把一份工作弄砸了。
3. If I messed up, I would probably be fired.
  要是我搞砸了，很可能会被炒鱿鱼。
PHRASAL VERB 弄脏;弄乱
If youmess upa place or a thing, you make it untidy or dirty.
1. I hope they haven't messed up your video tapes.
  我希望他们没把您的录像带弄乱。
PHRASAL VERB 干扰;搅乱;使不得安宁
If somethingmessessomeoneup, it causes them to be very confused or worried, or to have psychological problems.
1. That really messed them up, especially the boys.
  那件事真把他们搅得天翻地覆，男孩子们尤受其害。

verb

make a mess of or create disorder in
1. He messed up his room
Synonym:mess
disturb the smoothness of
1. ruffle the surface of the water
Synonym:ruffleruffle uprumple
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
1. I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
2. the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Synonym:botchbodgebumblefumblebotch upmuffblowflubscrew upball upspoilmuck upbunglefluffbollixbollix upbollocksbollocks upbobblemishandlelouse upfoul upfuck up

If you do mess up, admit it and move on.
如果你真的把事情弄糟了，承认，然后继续。
Oh. brother! How could you mess up all the time?
喔，兄弟，你怎？能始终都搞砸呢？
He had messed up one career
他把一份工作弄砸了。
Don't let alcohol or drug mess up your brain.
不要让酒精和毒品毁掉你的头脑。
If I messed up, I would probably be fired.
要是我搞砸了，很可能会被炒鱿鱼。
Don` t make me mess up my nails.
不要把我的指甲弄花了。
I'm not going to let him mess up my life.
我不会让他毁掉我的生活。
When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price
政客们把事情搞砸的时候，埋单的是老百姓。
Don't mess up your room so much.
不要把你的房间搞得乱七八糟。
She used to mess up the floor and I had to clean up after her.
她过去常常把地板弄得很脏乱，而我不得不为她清理干净。