foul up

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++→ See Verb tableˈfoul-up noun [countable] informal  MISTAKEa problem caused by a stupid or careless mistake 〔因蠢行或疏忽引起的〕混乱，一团糟 → foul up a computer system foul-up 计算机系统混乱

Examples from the Corpus

foul-up• I had to retake my driver's test because of some clerical foul-up.

ˈfoul-up nounChineseSyllable  

stupid careless a problem by or caused Corpus a

foul up

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++foul up  → foul up at foul2(1)

foul up  

foul up
foul up phrasal verb informal (see also foul)
1. to do something wrong or spoil something by making mistakes ⇨ foul-up:
    We can’t afford to foul up this time.
    foul something ↔ up
    Glen completely fouled up the seating arrangements.
2. foul something ↔ up to make something very dirty, especially with waste:
    He lit a cigarette and started to foul up the air with stinging yellow smoke.

●ˌfoul ˈup(informal) to make a lot of mistakes; to do sth badly 大量出错；搞糟◆I've fouled up badly again, haven't I? 我又搞砸了，是不是？🔊🔊  ➡  related noun foul-up