Word
foul-up
noun
令人尴尬的错误；失误
an embarrassing mistake
- 1.
A disastrous mistake.
严重错误
严重错误；混乱；紊乱
In use
There was a major foul-up with the hotel reservations, and we ended up without a room.
The company blamed the foul-up on a computer error in the billing department.
A small foul-up in the schedule caused the whole event to start late.
a foul-up in [noun phrase]
表示在特定方面或系统内的失误。
There was a foul-up in the scheduling system.
排班系统出现了混乱。
cause a foul-up
The miscommunication caused a major foul-up.
沟通不畅导致了大混乱。
be a foul-up
用于强调整个事件或事物是失败的。
The entire project was a foul-up from start to finish.
整个项目从头到尾都是一团糟。
a series of foul-ups
复数形式，强调多次失误。
A series of foul-ups led to the company's bankruptcy.
一连串的失误导致了公司破产。
Common mistakes
I foul-up the project.I made a foul-up in the project.
将名词“foul-up”误用作动词。应使用“make a foul-up”表示“造成混乱”，其中“foul-up”为名词，需要轻动词“make”引导。
There were many foul-up in the plan.There were many foul-ups in the plan.
遗漏了复数形式“foul-ups”的词尾-s。可数名词“foul-up”的复数需加-s，表示多个混乱或错误。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.