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

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。
I think there's been some kind of mix-up.
我觉得有一点误会。
Tuesday's news report of an another baby mix-up case sadly lent topicality to last night's TV drama on a similar subject.
星期二新闻报道的另一宗搞错婴儿的案例令人遗憾地使昨晚播出的类似题材的电视剧成为时事性话题。
We're very sorry about the mix-up on our part.
我们很抱歉我们工作上的失误。
Though most of the food was recalled before it was eaten, the high-tech mix-up increased public skepticism about so-called frankenfoods.
虽然这些食品在食用前大部分被收回厂，但是这种高科技混合物还是增加了公众对所谓弗兰肯食品的疑虑。
Australia's Next Top Model's two finalists had already made their winner's and loser's speeches when presenter Sarah Murdoch, daughter-in-law of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, revealed the mix-up.
全澳超模新秀大赛两名决赛候选人已经分别发表了获胜和落败的讲话，但就在这个时候，主持人萨拉·默多克（传播大亨鲁伯特·默多克的儿媳妇）宣布结果弄错了。
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。
The mix-up is all because of a mistranslation in his interview with a major British football magazine.
这种混乱源于他接受一家英国足球杂志采访时一句不准确的翻译。
Because I guess there was some kind of mix-up.
我想起中肯定有什么失误。