foul-ups

There was a major foul-up with the hotel reservations, and we ended up without a room.

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.

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.

用法提示：名词foul-up表示“差错、混乱”。