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。
令人尴尬的错误；失误
严重错误；混乱；紊乱
an embarrassing mistake
严重错误
A disastrous mistake.
There was a major foul-up with the hotel reservations, and we ended up without a room.
酒店预订出了大差错，我们最后没有房间。
用法提示：此处foul-up为名词，表示“严重的失误”。
The company blamed the foul-up on a computer error in the billing department.
公司把那次失误归咎于计费部门的电脑错误。
用法提示：名词foul-up在此指“令人尴尬的错误、失误”。
A small foul-up in the schedule caused the whole event to start late.
日程上的一个小差错导致整个活动晚开始。
用法提示：名词foul-up表示“差错、混乱”。
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。
The miscommunication caused a major foul-up.
沟通不畅导致了大混乱。
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。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I foul-up the project.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were many foul-up in the plan.
正确表达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。
foul是形容词，描述性质或气味；foul-up是名词，指一个错误或混乱。
foul up是动词短语，表示搞砸某事的动作；foul-up是名词，指搞砸的结果——一个错误或混乱。
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