snafu

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sna·fu /snæˈfuː/ noun [countable]  American English informalMISTAKE a situation in which a plan does not happen in the way it should 〔因未按计划而发生的〕混乱（局面） There were no major snafus. 没有出什么大的乱子。

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snafu• It was a catchphrase for national shame now, applicable to virtually every snafu.• He stepped down as White House chief of staff in 1994 after a series of White House snafus.• AOL had suffered several technical snafus over those three days.• Clinton even turned snafus in the Northern Ireland peace process into potential political advantage.• What do you think would happen if you wrote a book detailing your snafus?Origin snafu (1900-2000) situation normal all fucked up

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snafu
sna‧fu /snæˈfuː/ noun [countable]American English informal a situation in which a plan does not happen in the way it should:
    There were no major snafus.

snafuBrE /snæˈfuː/ 🔊NAmE /snæˈfuː/ 🔊 noun [singular] (NAmE, informal) a situation in which nothing happens as planned （一切均未按计划发生的）混乱局面◆It was another bureaucratic snafu. 又让官僚主义搞成了一团糟。🔊🔊