Phrase
bollix up
verb
搞砸；弄糟；破坏
to make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
- 1.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
弄得一团糟,破坏或毁坏
弄得一团糟,破坏或毁坏；把...弄糟；搞坏；笨手笨脚地弄坏:
In use
I tried to fix the computer but ended up bollixing up the whole system.
He bollixed up the presentation by forgetting the key slides.
Don't let him bollix up our plans with his careless mistakes.
bollix up sth
He bollixed up the entire project.
他把整个项目搞砸了。
bollix sth up
bollix up 是可分短语动词，宾语可放在 up 前后。
Don't bollix the plan up with your mistakes.
别把你的错误搞乱计划。
be bollixed up
The schedule was completely bollixed up.
日程完全被打乱了。
Common mistakes
He bollixed the whole project.He bollixed up the whole project.
bollix up 是固定短语，不能省略 up。
The computer bollixed up suddenly.The computer was bollixed up suddenly.
bollix up 是及物动词短语，这里需要被动语态才能正确表达“被弄糟”。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
及物动词短语，宾语可置于 up 之后或之间。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.